Nikhil K.S
Lead Game Designer
1A , Central Avenue Apartments , Calicut,Kerala
Summary
Have close to 8 years of experience as a designer.
I'd be a right fit on account of how I can figure out what's needed and how to get there. I'm also an easy person to work with, to get to know, and have made every attempt at creating a comfortable workplace for design teams.
Overview
4
4
Languages
11
11
years of post-secondary education
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Game Designer
NUKEBOX STUDIOS PRIVATE LTD
BANGALORE, Karnataka
04.2020 - Current
- Mentoring new designers on projects I manage. They now continue to handle some aspects of my projects.
- Managing the design pipeline. I pick up specs when required.
- Being a lead to my design team. I do their 1 on 1's, spec reviews, lend a ear.
- Co-ordinating with the PM team for all design related issues/specs , anything that's required really.
- Managing a team of 7 game designers and 1 narrative designer across 3 projects.
Senior Game Designer
Nukebox Studios
Bangalore, Karnataka
01.2019 - Current
- Leading the Design team for Food Truck Chef and Room Flip.
- Managing the design pipeline for Food Truck Chef.
- Co-ordinating with the lead product manager for all things design related.
Associate Game Designer
MOONFROG LABS PRIVATE LTD, Teen Patti Gold
BANGALORE
07.2017 - 04.2018
- Teen Patti Gold is one of the top Teen Patti apps worldwide.
- It has over 2.5 Million playing it daily.
- Key Responsibilities - Designing features User Research Achievements - Led the design effort for Andar Bahar - most profit-able game mode in their flagship product Teen Patti Gold with 430K users in 15 days of launch.
- Pioneered the user research initiative for gathering qualitative insights from players.
Associate Game Designer
ROCKYOU INDIA PVT LTD
BANGALORE
05.2015 - 01.2017
- Sole designer on 4 projects at RockYou ( now Popreach )
- Shipped match 3 levels for Words of Wonder.
- Handled the content pipeline alone and put out art specs to keep a team of 15 artists occupied on my own for Gardens of Time.
- Put out content for 52 releases of Bingo Blingo
- Put out content for around 20 odd casino rooms for Lucky Slots.
Associate Game Designer
ZYNGA BANGALORE PVT LTD
BANGALORE
04.2013 - 07.2014
- Sole designer for Cafe World at one point of time. Was handling content and tuning of rewards.
- Was part of the narrative team on Hidden Shadows.
- Was part of the team that went to San Francisco for transitioning Chef Ville to India. I was handling 2 big features on this game.
- Was an intern for a month on Mafia wars.
Intern
ZYNGA BANGALORE PVT LTD
BANGALORE
07.2012 - 04.2013
- Job Profile : Tuning of rewards that are given to players.
- Preparing and providing art requests for features to the Art Team.
Education
No Degree - Game Design And Project Management
DSK Supinfogame Pune
Pune , India 07.2009 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
St. Joseph's Institute of Managerial Studies
Calicut 01.2005 - 01.2008
High School Diploma -
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Calicut 03.2002 - 03.2005
10th Grade - Science ICSE Board
St. Francis Xavier
Calcutta 03.2000 - 03.2002
Skills
Verbal and Written Communication
undefinedWork Availability
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Accomplishments
- Made the first level design tool on google spreadsheets for Food Truck Chef. We didn't have one prior to my joining Nukebox.
- Identified key analytics for our match 3 Room Flip. We didn't have these for a year prior to my joining this project.
- Set the vision and direction for the porting of one of our projects on to a different platform. One that doesn't use free to play monetization models.
Quote
The path ahead is forged by asking oneself "How?" rather than "Why?"
Timeline
Lead Game Designer
NUKEBOX STUDIOS PRIVATE LTD
04.2020 - Current
Senior Game Designer
Nukebox Studios
01.2019 - Current
Associate Game Designer
MOONFROG LABS PRIVATE LTD, Teen Patti Gold
07.2017 - 04.2018
Associate Game Designer
ROCKYOU INDIA PVT LTD
05.2015 - 01.2017
Associate Game Designer
ZYNGA BANGALORE PVT LTD
04.2013 - 07.2014
Intern
ZYNGA BANGALORE PVT LTD
07.2012 - 04.2013
No Degree - Game Design And Project Management
DSK Supinfogame Pune
07.2009 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
St. Joseph's Institute of Managerial Studies
01.2005 - 01.2008
High School Diploma -
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
03.2002 - 03.2005
10th Grade - Science ICSE Board
St. Francis Xavier
03.2000 - 03.2002
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