Harrison G. Pink

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OBJECTIVE

Award winning game designer with over a decade of experience seeking to further my craft and to contribute my skill sets and design capabilities to creative game development projects and teams.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Blizzard entertainment - irvine, California                                                                                2017 - Present

Senior Quest Designer - Diablo IV

Hangar 13 Games - Novato, California                                                                                          2014 - 2017

World Designer - Mafia 3 (2016)

•         Responsible for implementing open world combat level design throughout the game world including uniquely themed background activities, set dressing w/ small props, animations etc. as well as combat quality

•         Owned a full district of the game (Southdowns), taking it from greybox to completion including building and road placement with an eye towards future open world combat encounters.

•         Owned the shops feature, working with art and programming to achieve completion of design.

•         Designed, implemented and polished several mission spaces in the “Stones Unturned” DLC story pack.

Telltale Games - San Rafael, California                                                                                              2011 - 2014

Game Designer - The Walking Dead Season 2 (2014)

•         Design lead of Episode 5: No Going Back.

•         Responsible for working with the Writer and Director to provide a compelling, satisfying finale episode to Season Two.

•         Designed, documented and assisted execution of all interactions throughout the episode with an emphasis on satisfying player agency.

•         Ensured player / avatar motivation parity.

Lead Game Designer & Co-Creator - Tales from the Borderlands (2013-2014)

•         Established the project pillars, vision, season story, characters and arcs for an entirely new IP.

•         Led the design of the first episode in order to establish the template for the remaining episodes of the season.

•         Worked closely with concept team to create the visual design of the main cast.

•         Created season character arcs, personality and psychological profiles for the main cast.

•         Worked closely with the license-holder (Gearbox Software) to ensure cohesion with the established Borderlands universe and vision.

•         Acted as the creative team representative / liaison to the executive staff, pitching design and story arcs for the project.

•         Designed and prototyped completely new interactive mechanics unique to the IP and Telltale.

•         Responsible for effective communication, on boarding and scheduling throughout the creative team, including outlining revisions based on executive feedback.

Game Designer - The Walking Dead: 400 Days (2012-2013)

•         Worked with a small team including the Director and 5 writers to create unique DLC for The Walking Dead Season 1.

•         Responsible for keeping the five short-form stories mechanically cohesive.

•         Prototyped, coded and implemented completely new mechanics.

Game Designer - The Walking Dead Season 1 (2011-2012)

•         Design lead of Episode 3: Long Road Ahead.

•         Worked with the Writer and Director to create the episode story based on the source material (The Walking Dead graphic novel by Robert Kirkman).

•         Responsible for creating a compelling, well paced narrative player experience.

•         Designed, documented and assisted execution of all interactions throughout the episode.

•         Ensured player / avatar motivation parity.

Thrust Interactive - Atlanta, Georgia                                                                                         March - June 2011

Creative Team Lead                                                                                                                                                

In addition to the Game Designer responsibilities below.

•         Leadership position managing a team of 4-5 artists and designers across various projects.

•         Ensure adherence to both company quality standards as well as multiple projects unique requirements.

•         Set schedules, milestones and deliverable dates for creative elements and continue to support and direct team members during the development process.

Thrust Interactive - Atlanta, Georgia                                                                                                     2008 - 2011

Game Designer                                                                                                                                                        

•         Write and maintain revisions to all design documents ensuring documents including customer requirements, concept flowcharts, game mechanics and project scope.

•         Design and create game content including mini-games, map layouts, levels, quest trees, dialogue and game play statistics.

•         Serve as the project liaison to define requirements from clients and to translate them into technical specifications for the dev teams.

•         Proactively serve in a per-project Producer role. Communicate client requirements, meetings and deliverable dates. Manage development team, remove blockers and prioritize features.

References available upon request

SOFTWARE SKILLS

EDUCATION, ACHIEVEMENTS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Savannah College of Art & Design • BA in Interactive Design & Game Development • Cum Laude   

Recipient of the SCAD40 Prize • 2019

Southern Interactive Entertainment & Game Expo (SIEGE) 2009 - 2011

• Director of Exhibitor Services.

Experienced public speaker (panels, interviews & single presenter talks) (GDC / BlizzCon / PAX / Gen Con / SXSW / E3 / SIEGECon)     

• Subject matter expert on narrative game design and increasing the emotional investment of the player.