Jason Reynolds

About Jason Reynolds

Game Designer with over 15 years of experience driving live-service ecosystems from concept to global release. Proven track record of aligning multidisciplinary teams around a cohesive product vision through consensus-building and rapid prototyping. Deeply hands-on with technical design and gameplay implementation, specializing in translating the psychology of player rewards into engaging, highly replayable combat and activity loops. Thrives in highly autonomous environments that prioritize data-driven playtesting and cross-discipline collaboration.

Experience

1. Senior Creative Lead

   Bungie

   May 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Champions the creative vision for live service activities, aligning a multidisciplinary group of 30+ developers to deliver high-quality activity and event content through consensus-building and cross-functional collaboration- Spearheads the end-to-end conceptualization of large-scale releases, synthesizing complex gameplay systems and narrative pillars into comprehensive pitch decks. Successfully drives cross-discipline consensus to validate concepts and secure project greenlights from peer teams and stakeholders- Maintains hands-on technical design responsibilities, actively contributing to feature prototyping, in-engine implementation, and closing processes to stay closely connected to the development pipeline and toolsets- Takes full lifecycle ownership of seasonal product releases, bridging gaps across disciplines to scale features rapidly and efficiently- Leverages mastery of expansive craft knowledge to make informed production decisions and craft highly replayable, motivating game loops- Fosters a collaborative, peer-driven environment, actively mentoring fellow designers in systems design and championing autonomous career growth.

Education

• University of Advancing Technology

  Multimeda

  2006 — 2009

• Parsons School of Design - The New School

  Multimeda

  2005 — 2006

Skills

• Game Programming
• Video Games
• 3d Modeling
• Content Design
• Environment Art
• Unreal 3
• Unrealscript
• Online Gaming
• Wii
• Low Poly Modeling
• Game Design
• Mudbox
• Game Art
• Devtrack
• Mmorpg
• 3d Studio Max
• Maya
• Unreal Editor
• Mobile Games
• Texturing
• Texture Artist
• Xbox
• Ps3
• Unreal Engine 3
• Unity3d
• Casual Games
• Mmo
• Cinematics
• Game Balance
• Character Animation
• Xbox 360
• Perforce
• World Building
• Level Design
• Multiplayer
• Game Engines
• Zbrush
• Game Mechanics
• Texture Painting
• Gameplay