Jake Anderson Senior Game Designer

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Jake Anderson

Senior Game Designer with 10+ years in the video games industry.

Location: Chicago, IL (Remote)

Game Projects


About Jake


Born in St. Louis, Missouri. Jake's first game he loved was baseball - and rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals. At age 6, he was later introduced to video games with a Christmas gift of the Sega Genesis which was packaged with his first game Sonic Spinball. It was love at first button press.

While he still appreciated games in other forms (sports, board games, etc.), video games entranced Jake. Games that included a level editor was the first dip into the world of game development. This included titles such as: Starcraft, Warcraft III, Timesplitters, and Lords of Magic.

For much of his younger years he always envisioned a career in film, particularly in practical effects. But, in high school, a light switch flicked as he realized that someone has to make the games that he loves so much - he could be one of them! After diligent study at DePaul University's game program, he found a way to make that dream a reality with his first game release Octodad (2010).

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Jake Anderson - Senior Game Designer

jake@jakeandersondev.com - 📍 Chicago, IL (Remote)

Professional Experience

High Voltage Software (July 2019 - Present) | Game Designer

Night School Studio (March 2019 - July 2019) | Narrative Designer (Contract)

Gunslinger Studios (December 2017 - January 2019) | Senior Game Designer

Disney Interactive (January 2012 - November 2017) | Game Designer / Level Designer

Synapse Games (November 2011 - December 2011) | Writer (Contract)

Education

DePaul University (Graduated Spring 2011) | B.S. Game Development

Skills


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March 7, 2024 - This website is still in progress and have regular updates for the forseeable future. It should generally be responsive and have all the core content reflected in some way. Navigation will be improved. Optimizations, SEO, and other work will still need to be done. Changelist log coming soon.

- Jake