Game designer with 5 years on mobile and PC titles, focused on systems, economy and level design. Redesigned the progression economy of a live mobile RPG, raising day-30 retention from 6% to 8.5%. Prototypes quickly in Unity and uses playtest and telemetry data to tune balance.
Experience
Game Designer, Brightforge Games (Austin, TX)
Jan 2023 – Present
Redesigned the progression and currency economy of a live mobile RPG with 400K monthly players, raising day-30 retention from 6% to 8.5%
Write design docs and balance spreadsheets for 3 seasonal events per quarter
Prototype new mechanics in Unity with C# and visual scripting before handing off to engineering
Run weekly playtests and review telemetry in Looker to tune difficulty curves
Junior Level Designer, Lanternfall Studio (Dallas, TX)
Jun 2021 – Dec 2022
Built and scripted 9 levels in Unreal Engine 5 for a PC action-adventure game
Iterated layouts from 40+ playtest sessions to fix pacing and navigation issues
Education
B.S. Creative Computation, Game Design concentration, Southern Methodist University (Aug 2017 – May 2021)
Skills
Design: systems design, game economy, level design, combat balance, narrative scripting
Engines: Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Blueprints
Tools: C#, Excel and Google Sheets modeling, Jira, Confluence, Looker
How to write a Game Designer resume
A strong Game Designer resume shows the problems you framed, the decisions you drove, and the user or business outcomes they produced. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
User research
Product strategy
Prototyping
Figma
Design systems
Usability testing
Roadmapping
Experimentation (A/B testing)
Stakeholder management
Accessibility
Example bullet points
Redesigned onboarding from 9 steps to 4, lifting week-one activation from 31% to 44%
Built a 120-component design system adopted by 5 squads, halving UI build time for new features
Ran 40 user interviews and a pricing test that informed a packaging change worth $1.2M ARR
Tips from recruiters
Put a portfolio link in the header; for product roles, link a case study or launch write-up instead.
Describe your role in shared outcomes precisely ("led", "co-owned", "contributed").
Keep visuals for the portfolio: a clean, readable resume signals design judgement better than decoration.
Recommended templates
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Timeline (ATS-friendly): Clean accent layout with a dated career timeline
Vanguard (ATS-friendly): Bold display name, accent-led headings with line rules
Game Designer resume FAQ
What should a Game Designer resume include?
A Game Designer resume should show the problems you framed, the decisions you drove, and the user or business outcomes they produced. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Game Designer?
Modern, Timeline and Vanguard work well for Game Designer roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Game Designer resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Game Designer put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Game Designer roles are User research, Product strategy, Prototyping, Figma, Design systems and Usability testing.
How do I write strong Game Designer resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as activation, conversion and retention. For example: "Redesigned onboarding from 9 steps to 4, lifting week-one activation from 31% to 44%."