CONTRABAND

LEAD DESIGNER,
​MISSION & STORY TEAM

Contraband is a co-op smuggler’s paradise set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan

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NDA'd up the wazoo, Contraband was a co-op, open world action adventure set in Southeast Asia during the funky 1970s.

I worked on Contraband until the closure of Avalanche Studios New York in the summer of 2024.

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Can't say much about the game, but I can tell you some of what my contributions were.

My main gig was driving the Mission & Story team, creating a collaborative team spirit across the Atlantic, setting smart goals, maintaining a (mostly) democratic team culture, and providing clear and actionable feedback to develop an exciting, original game.

My responsibilties and contributions:

• Worked with directors and leads to define vision for exciting new co-op open world gameplay paradigms
  
  
• Technically documented new systems, and worked with coders on implementation and iteration
  
  
• Designed for a variety of systems including progression systems, character customization, and economies 
  
  
• Led writers rooms creating the world, people, and stories
  
  
• Developed backlogs, workflows, roadmaps, and rituals in league with production and direction
  
  
• Presented game design to publishing and marketing partners and to massive company meetings
  
  
• Attended VO sessions to coach actors from across the world, in collaboration with our VO directors
  
  
• Worked closely with cultural consultants to develop evocative, credible stories of 1970s Southeast Asia