Jed Melnik
Chief Creative Officer at Disruptive Games
- Role
- Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at Disruptive Games
- Location
- San Rafael, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jed Melnik
Jed Melnik is the Chief Creative Officer at Disruptive Games, a co-development studio recognized for its work on titles such as Godfall, Diablo, and Tony Hawk. Before his time at Disruptive, Jed contributed to several high-profile console and PC games, including Lord of the Rings, Madden Football, and NASCAR Racing. With experience spanning nearly every discipline in the art and game design pipeline, Jed brings a holistic perspective to product design.
Experience
Chief Creative Officer (CCO)
Aug 2020 — Present
Ran the Design & Art wing of the studio - building it up from scratch. Oversaw co-dev projects with partners including Sony, Amazon, Unity, Obsidian, and Activision. Led client pitches that generated over $20M in revenue and investment for the studio. Scaled the team from a 15-person studio to a 95+ person studio.Notable Projects- Outer Worlds 2 | Console, PC | Obsidian | Leadership for Disruptive’s co-dev team- Diablo 4 | Console, PC | Activision | Leadership for Disruptive’s VFX co-dev team- Godfall | PS5 | Counterplay Games | Leadership for Disruptive’s VFX co-dev team- Megalith GDC Demo | Mobile | Unity | Creative and visual direction for a showcase- Wreck Runners | Console, PC | Disruptive Games | Creative Director
Skills
- Creative Direction
- Xbox
- Gameplay
- Console
- Conceptual Art
- Game Development
- Ps3
- Multiplayer
- Game Mechanics
- Cinematics
- Xbox 360
- Computer Games
- Casual Games
- Characters
- Zbrush
- Video Games
- Digital Painting
- Iphone
- Game Design
- Maya
- Art Direction
- User Interface Design
- Level Design
- Unity3d
- Social Games
- Uv Mapping
- Mobile Games
- Texturing
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