Joel Gifford

Senior Manager, Game Production @Riot Games

Redmond, WA, US
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WORK HISTORY

Sep 2025 — Present

Senior Manager, Game Production @Riot Games

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EDUCATION

2004 — 2009

North Dakota State University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering

ABOUT JOEL GIFFORD

I have now been in the video game industry for 14 years, working in both Production and QA. Currently leading production of Maps for Valorant with a team of artists and designers.Previously led production for Ch4S2 (MEGA) of Fortnite Battle Royale, Fortnite\'s Fracture live event, as well as the OG season when it was in development. Before that I led production of Performance and Memory on Fortnite, working with a team of dedicated and knowledgeable engineers.In the (now distant) past, I\'ve logged bugs on Halo: Reach, Guild Wars 2, and Age of Empires Online. I planned Test coverage and tools, owning all Campaign testing for Halo 5. I became a producer for a cross-discipline team to develop all aspects of Sandbox weapons, vehicles, and abilities in Halo 5 Sustain, as well as core gameplay for Halo: Infinite.Graduated from NDSU in May 2009 with work experience as a programmer, engineer, researcher, and journalist. I also spent a lot of time and gained leadership experience in a wide variety of positions in student organizations.

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