Grant Reid

About Grant Reid

Professional Milestones: Principal Game Designer and Features Product Owner on Magic: The Gathering Arena Game Director on Apple Arcade Exclusive, Garden Tails Game Director on unreleased projects, owning project vision, design risks, and project investment. Game Design Lead on Dots & Co, owned feature and puzzle design throughout development and launch. Game Design Lead on launching Two Dots in China with Tencent collaboration.For the last decade, I\'ve led efforts to create new games for casual audiences. My experiences include leading games from conception to worldwide launch, developing processing to manage R&D investments, and coordinating with marketing teams to define and cater to audiences.I am passionate about empowering my team to produce work that inspires one another. Paramount to this is creating a culture where individuals can take risks and explore avenues they\'re excited about. I believe this trust and investment in people afford the creation of unique and memorable experiences.

Experience

1. Principal Game Designer

   Wizards of the Coast

   Jan 2023 — Present

   Product Owner of the MTG Arena Features Teams- Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the suite of features outside the Duel Scene- Work alongside project leadership to define and build roadmaps for upcoming initiatives- Anticipate and support features required to support upcoming Sets- Coordinate cross-team efforts to deliver large features and improve project processes- Provide guidance and direction for in-progress features- Triage issues feature-related issues and ensure resources are allocated to them appropriately.

Education

• New York University

  B.A. Sociology, Minor Game Design

  2009 — 2012

Skills

• Level Design
• Photoshop
• Wordpress
• Design Specifications
• Actionscript
• Tortoise Svn
• Googlescript
• Blogging
• Google Apps
• Survey Research
• Wireframes
• Game Development
• Video Games
• Flow Charts
• Game Design