Arthur Gradstein

About Arthur Gradstein

Different products and mediums need different narrative structures to tell a great story. I define the optimal structure within a holistic product vision, which I often help create, then fill it with great characters and settings and bring it to life according to creative goals, business/design needs, timeline, and budget. I can work within existing tech stacks and tools or help create new ones that empower other creators and designers, whom I can mentor/manage as well. As an experienced producer, I can set up and run an entire content pipeline. At the highest level, I\'m an idea factory skilled at communicating compelling pitches and visions and then producing them.

Experience

1. Director of Story, Episode and New Projects

   Pocket Gems

   Jan 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   I dream up novel F2P interactive and narrative gameplay experiences, then lead them through prototyping, production, validation, launch, and optimization, as well as mentor/manage other creators to do the same. I am a creator of top-performing interactive stories with over 100 million reads.• Most currently, I am the creator and creative lead of recently launched \"Episode: Reality Stars\", a project that brings a beloved game genre (rpg) to a new audience. 45% D1/20% D7 with 10%+ D1 conversion. Aside from building the world, this project required that I preserve the vision and fantasy across all facets of the game, working cross-functionally on a daily basis, while also running the content pipeline from development through implementation in our Unity-based tech stack. For the latter, I also strategize on integrating AI tools into all stages of our production workflow, allowing us to 2x our production speed without sacrificing quality.• I also manage and optimize Episode\'s UGC pipeline, creating educational materials and lesson plans, hosting workshops, and collaborating with Episode\'s top authors to ensure Episode continues to have a steady stream of more and higher-performing story releases.

Education

• Crossroads High School for Arts and Sciences

  High School Diploma

  1998 — 2001

• The Wharton School

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics, Marketing

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Interactive Entertainment
• Digital Media
• Web Content
• Television
• Producing
• Film
• Video Production
• Storytelling
• Entertainment
• Writing
• New Media
• Content Strategy
• Final Cut Pro
• Video
• Film Production
• Social Media
• Creative Direction
• Creative Writing
• Social Networking
• Comedy
• Screenwriting
• Editing
• Social Media Marketing
• Marketing
• Post Production