Design Expertise
“Great pitches turn complex ideas into simple, inspiring concepts.”
Alongside leadership and consulting work, I bring hands-on design expertise grounded in a decade of production experience across AAA, AA, and independent projects of multiple genres. I support teams on gameplay-related challenges where clarity, depth, or coherence are lacking.
My role is not to take ownership away from teams, but to strengthen design quality and decision-making where it matters most.
How I help
- Providing high-level direction on gameplay, combat, systems, and world design
- Reviewing gameplay, systems, and game feel, with clear, actionable recommendations
- Advising on open-world and systemic design challenges and trade-offs
- Identifying design pitfalls, edge cases, and scoping risks early in development
- Supporting teams in making confident high-level design decisions
- Aligning ambition with production constraints, scope, and team realities
Common challenges I help solve
Design quality audit
Our gameplay, systems, game feel, or world design lack clarity or impact, and we need experienced design insight to identify issues and raise overall quality.
Skill development & training
We want to strengthen our designers’ skills and are looking for targeted training or mentorship on specific design topics.
Genre expansion & risk management
We are moving into a new genre or project scale (e.g. open world) and need expert guidance to anticipate design challenges, risks, and opportunities.
Ownership & content structuring
We need help structuring design content and clarifying ownership and responsibilities to improve consistency, efficiency, and quality.
Workflow & production integration
Our design workflows and processes need improvement to better support production realities and iterative development.