John J. J. Williams

About John J. J. Williams

A leader experienced leading the entire game development lifecycle, with a focused commitment to creating exciting, challenging, and sought after games that appeal to users. A key contributor to state-of-the-art games for the industry’s top studios. Demands high-quality designs to align with the corporate brand or something entirely new.Collaborative team player with a hands-on management style, effective leading teams, and development projects. A firm believer in empowering teams to contribute not only artistic and design talents but also ideas to each project.Specialties: Creative Direction, Game Direction, Unity, Unreal Editor, Photoshop, Maya, Visio, and Microsoft Office Suite. An avid and diverse gamer across all platforms and genres with extensive Management, PR, and communication skills.

Experience

1. Creative Director

   Halo Studios

   Aug 2025 — Present · US

Education

• Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

  BA, Business and Communications

  1996 — 2000

• Illinois Institute of Art Chicago

  BA, Computer Animation and Media Art

  2002 — 2004

Skills

• Photoshop
• Game Development
• Computer Games
• Game Design
• Voice Acting
• 3d Studio Max
• Maya
• Unreal Editor
• Environment Art
• Kismet
• Perforce
• World Building
• Level Design
• Game Art
• Interactive Entertainment
• Scrum
• Console Games
• Scripting
• System Level Design
• Animation
• Adobe Photoshop
• Video Games
• Management
• Wii
• Managerial Experience
• Ios Development
• Gameplay
• Social Games
• Unity3d
• Console
• Mmo
• Combat Design
• Game Design Documents
• Multiplayer
• Unreal 3
• Game Mechanics
• Video Game Production
• Computer Animation
• Mobile Games
• Storyboarding