GIANLUCA MONTAQUE
GAME DESIGNER
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
I want to design emotional and engaging experiences that players will never forget, whether that be a melancholy narrative adventure with a heartwrenching conclusion or a chaotic party game that leaves players excited, laughing, and ready for round two.
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In 2020, after becoming disillusioned with my career in digital marketing, I decided to leave my job, go to university, and chase my childhood dream of becoming a game developer.
In September 2020, I began a BA in Game Design at the University of the Arts London. After establishing some foundational knowledge in Unity and C#, I found myself thriving in technical design where I could ideate, develop rapid prototypes, and build tools to simplify design and development for the rest of my team. From here, I enjoyed leading the iteration process by researching new solutions, applying my existing knowledge, and innovating on mechanics using established game design principles.
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Having concluded my third year, I can now say that I'm a straight-A student (that's crazy), and I have worked on several projects I'm proud of both inside and outside of university, spanning solo and team projects across various genres. Many of these projects are playable on itch.io.
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I have also leveraged my existing skillset to secure opportunities where I can develop my industry experience part-time during my degree, including becoming a podcast host and Marketing Manager for Game Dev London, a community-focused game developer group. I have also done voluntary work as a speaker for Into Games, having spoken at WASD, EGX, GDLX and more (watch a talk by me here).
Through Game Dev London, I secured a paid part-time role at BetaJester, a primarily work-for-hire indie studio, and have transitioned to a Business Game Designer position which involves combining my user-focused marketing experience with my technical game design skills to help inform and execute design decisions for two upcoming titles being developed by BetaJester, including Aerial_Knight's We Never Yield. I have also attended several industry events in an official capacity for BetaJester, including pitch meetings at Develop:Brighton 2023 and the Games Finance Market 2024.
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I'm always looking for new opportunities to develop my skills, please don't hesitate to reach out to me at gianlucam[at]hotmail.co.uk.
GAME DEVELOPMENT SKILLS
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1 year (part-time) hands-on technical design experience in industry
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Developing rapid prototypes in Unity
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Building development tools in Unity and custom editor scripts
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Reworking and debugging C# code developed by others
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
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6+ years of digital marketing experience (SEO, PPC, Social Media etc.)
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6+ years of working with and leading teams professionally
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6+ years of managing campaigns and projects
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Experience presenting to every level of leadership, including pitching
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Highly competent written and verbal communicator
TECHNOLOGY
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Unity 2D & 3D
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C# (Visual Studio)
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Task management tools (ClickUp, Monday, Trello, Favro)
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Photoshop
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Source Control (GitHub/Git Extensions, Plastic SCM)
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Microsoft Office Suite​