Resume

Jaye Williams |Level Designer

Contact Information:

LinkedIn: Jaye Williams

Email: jayeplays@outlook.com

Skills

  • Level Design
  • Narrative Design 
  • Prototyping
  • Documentation
  • Collaboration
  • Communication

Software

Engines/Editors

  • Unreal Engine 4 
  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Blueprints
  • Unity
  • Creation Kit
  • Hammer

Art/Video

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • 3ds Max
  • Maya

General/Other

  • Microsoft Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint 
  • Google Docs
  • Google Slides
  • Google Sheets
  • GitHub
  • Jira
  • Perforce

Education

2022 – 2024

Master of Interactive Technology (Level Design)

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Tx

 

2020 – 2022

Bachelor of Arts (Game Design)

High Point University

High Point, NC

 

2017 – 2020

New York University

New York, NY

Projects

Unreal Engine 5

  • Coming to Steam February 21, 2024 (Wishlist now!)
  • Created metrics zoo and adjusted various parameters of the character controller
  • Worked with another team member to create the second level of the game
  • Participated in design meetings and adjusted the design of second level based on feedback received 

Unreal Engine 5

  • Shipped on Steam
  • Organized teams and team assignments
  • Coordinated with leads from other disciplines
  • Led daily scrum meetings
  • Worked directly with Game Designer to keep the design of the game consistent

Dying Light Developer Tools

  • Created town that promotes freerunning and exploration 
  • Created engaging combat encounters by utilizing various enemy types and timed spawning
  • Used lighting and VFX to add conveyance in both day and night time settings

Creation Kit for Fallout 4

  • Designed single-player, “save the world” quest
  • Designed and implemented combat encounters
  • Built camp exterior and workshop interior spaces using mod kits
  • Wrote interactive, branching narrative

Unreal Engine 5

  • Created level elements using blueprints
  • Followed design of LDD provided to me to create intended gameplay
  • Created 3D models of furniture objects
  • Set dressed level using both my own and other classmates’ 3D models

Download

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