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Hey there! My name is Jack.
I’m a writer, communicator, producer, narrative designer, and game designer. I tell stories and make games that explore identity, memory, and human connection through interactivity.
View my writing and communications, featured projects, photography, about me, and experience below. You can also use the sidebar on the right for navigation on desktop.
Thanks for being here, and thank you for your time!
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Writer, Communicator, Producer, Narrative Designer, and Game Designer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania working as an Assistant Manager in Durham, NC
Hey! I’m both a gamer and a game developer with 3 years of production experience, and 20 years of playing games experience. I’m passionate about entertainment that explores the intersection of communities, story, and systems, and how those elements interact across projects, business, and development pipelines. My interests and skills live within the worlds of writing, operations, communications, copywriting, narrative design, game writing, game design, and level design.
In addition to my day job as an Assistant Manager at Namu, I’m freelancing, working on Bundle, an upcoming game about building and unbuilding the self, and work as the Narrative Lead, Lead Writer, Producer, and Voice Actor for Sincere Interactive on Courier: Dragons Within, a 2D & 3D narrative adventure game. I am also a graduate of Susan O'Connor's Game Writing Masterclass.
My first console was a PlayStation 2 in 2006. I’ve held games at my core ever since. Some of my favorites are Fallout: New Vegas, The Beginner’s Guide, Disco Elysium, Fortnite, Assassin’s Creed II, Outer Wilds, Before Your Eyes, Jak & Daxter, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and ARC Raiders.
When I'm not making, I’m exploring my hobbies, hanging out with our cats, reading, playing, or out and about in nature. Thanks for checking out my portfolio and for your time!
📍 Durham, NC
🗺️ Feel free to reach out with projects or opportunities, or if you just want to say hi!
Here’s a picture of me in 4th grade to give you an idea of how things began.
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Narrative Lead + Lead Writer, Producer, Voice Actor Sincere Interactive May 2023 – Present
Spearheading narrative design and game writing from tip-to-tail for Courier: Dragons Within in-engine (Unity) across 25+ builds with a 45+ person team. Co-wrote the game's screenplay with the Creative Director through 5 complete rewrites. Contributed to social media planning and wrote pre-launch copy, growing a community of 600+ followers and 200+ Steam wishlists. Helped run the team's booth at USC Games Expo 2024 and reported player feedback to the team. Implemented, playtested, and timed all character dialogue in-engine from a 53-page script. Led a writer's room and managed production deliverable timelines for 5 writers and 2 narrative designers. Pitched story alignment to art, audio, design, and engineering to integrate narrative with gameplay systems and maintain project scope. Wrote story macros, narrative team onboarding documentation, a story bible, Chase's in-game journal, and character voice documents. Voice acted as Chase, the game's protagonist, and assisted in directing VO recording sessions at Blindlight in Los Angeles and remotely.
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Writer & Narrative Designer (Contract) Unannounced Indie Studio June 2026 – Present
Developing worldbuilding and narrative for an unannounced project.
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Assistant Manager Namu Restaurant, Coffee Bar, and Beerhall July 2024 – Present
One of four managers at a 200-seat restaurant, café, and bar with no fixed front desk, often the only manager on weekday shifts. As manager on duty, serve as the point of contact for guests, staff, and vendors, carry the restaurant phone, take reservations, and resolve feedback and complaints in real time. Check in daily shipments, write checks for brewery deliveries, route mail and packages, and flag stock needs to the ordering managers. Walk the Straw Valley compound daily to catch safety and maintenance issues, troubleshoot Toast terminals, receipt printers, Wi-Fi, and speakers, and track repairs with maintenance, ownership, and the landlord until complete. Help onboard new staff and disarm and set the building alarm. Handle setup and breakdown for a near-daily event calendar, from weekend catering of 45 to 80 guests to larger events with third-party event staff. Helped management roll out and monitor an optional guest tip that raised average front-of-house pay from $15 to $20/hr. Promoted from Runner to Service Team Lead within four months, then to Assistant Manager.
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Client & Marketing Consultant (Contract) Finatical Software May 2024 – July 2024
Represented the company alongside its founder as a vendor at Scaling New Heights 2024, adapting live demos and pitches for an audience of accountants and generating 100+ new client leads. Wrote social media copy and managed client relationships.
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Junior Copywriter, Copywriting Intern Brokaw Inc. July 2022 – December 2022
Wrote copy and messaging for 40+ projects for clients including GE Lighting, Purell, University Hospitals, and Greater Cleveland RTA, tailoring campaigns to different audiences across social media, video, radio, transit, and print. Concepted and wrote the Greater Cleveland Squash campaign with Art Director Kohl Spieker, which won a Silver ADDY at the 2023 Cleveland ADDY Awards, and helped plan and wrote the social and email rollout for the client's Learn-to-Play Day.
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Opinion/Editorial Section Editor, Staff Reporter The Carroll News, John Carroll University September 2020 – May 2022
Led the Opinion/Editorial section of the university's student newspaper, editing, fact-checking, and publishing writers' work on tight deadlines. Published 29 articles, including the recurring column "Giba's Claim" on culture, technology, and games.
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Writing Consultant John Carroll University Writing Center September 2021 – May 2022
Coached writers across majors and genres to revise their work for a specific audience and purpose.
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