Svyatoslav Torick

GAME DESIGN MANAGEMENT • Hired, promoted, and dismissed game designers. Conducted onboarding/offboarding, exit interviews. • Created profiles for each game designer and compiled them into a competency matrix. • Allocated tasks among game designers across different products based on the needs of each product. • Transferred game designers between products depending on the company's business goals and the necessary competencies. • Set product-related KPI goals in specific cases. • Conducted weekly collection and publication of reports on game designers' tasks. • Managed the department budget, including allocation to products, and arranged professional development courses. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT • Advised on roadmap to match product target metrics to planned features. • Reviewed game design artifacts: documentation, ready-to-test features, levels, and other content. • Organized the discovery process for product teams: data collection, hypothesis formulation, and validation for product changes. • Set up A/B test process: from hypothesis development to post-mortem analysis. • Allocated tasks based on working hypotheses across areas: game design, product management, and marketing. • Analyzed metrics from global (Retention, Monetization) to local (level drop-offs, ad spot popularity) and more detailed levels. • Investigated metric changes resulting from product modifications. GAME DESIGN • Developed high-level concepts for features, core mechanics, etc. • Handled urgent tasks for which no game designers were available (ranging from economy balance and configuration to level design). • Prepared and launched A/B tests, analyzed results. Working with BI Systems • Requested new reports and improvements to existing ones. • Monitored data accuracy and requested product changes to improve the validity of product data and A/B tests.

PROJECTS • Directed and successfully pitched high level vision for a soccer arcade mobile game • Managed 2 middle Game Designers and 1 junior • Directed Metagame Design, Progression and Monetization Design • Consulted on features and metrics for the Gameplay Test • Optimized design documentation pipeline • Managed and implemented optimal design documentation template • Directed and successfully pitched vision for an action RPG mobile game • Directed primary Monetization Design, consulted on Metagame and Progression Design • Directed new vision and 1st Prototype Design after major project pivot GAME DESIGNERS • Built and maintained a positive design culture • Managed task force team of 2 game designers to work on different research projects • Delivered Game Designers evaluation and assessment in form of the GD Competence Matrix • Did onboarding and mentoring for all Game Designers • Used my professional network to fill in 5 Game Designer positions • Managed knowledge-sharing, workshops, process consultations R&D • Directed and managed major research that unlocked potential market fit for new products • Researched and developed complex FTUE metrics analysis framework • Researched interaction methods with ChatGPT, Bing and Notion AI to save time performing certain Game Design tasks Facilitated several brainstorm sessions: • Product name discovery (with producers, marketing and ASO managers) • Specific setting for a Fantasy RPG • Core & Metagame activities for an R3-7 cohort of project A Knowledge-sharing: • Delivered talk on SWOT-analysis as business and product market fit tool • Found internal and external speakers for internal weekly knowledge-sharing events

Responsibilities: • Work with producers and product owners on game designers' performance issues • Mentor game designers, help them develop their skills and unlock new abilities • Manage knowledge-sharing between 80+ game designers of the studio • Prepare and facilitate creative workshops and brainstorm sessions • Drive UX-design thinking to feature owners • Consult game designers on their problems to add value to key decisions Achievements: • Mentored 22 brilliant game designers, 4 were promoted to Associate Producers, 2 - Lead Game Designers • Organized two in-house game design conferences (both gathered ~100 attendees out of 400) • Prepared and successfully delivered 6 creative workshops • Organized and managed 4 knowledge-sharing clubs for game designers: monetization, live ops, UX design, level design • Helped analytics department to build competitive analytics team and to find common language with producers and game designers

In the course of 5 years I was conducting the following: * designed game concepts and prototypes (completed 5 projects, one has been greenlit for pre-production) * procured game studios for prototype developing * supervised freelancers to get some jobs done faster and cheaper * evaluated concepts, prototypes and beta versions of games delivered by both Wargaming in-house teams and 3rd party developers; consulted them on best practices, tools and methodologies * created procedures for proper game evaluation, SWOT analysis, focus group feedback provision * researched video game genres, trends, markets and audience with help from Competitive Intelligence unit * facilitated and led brainstorm sessions based on abovementioned methodologies * led the Discussion Club with other experts focusing on knowledge sharing about prior game design experiences, global market data and market trends, new video game genres etc * delivered lectures and workshops at game conferences, colleges and universities * learned and put to use several creative methodologies: Six Thinking Hats, TRIZ, CRAFT, Lateral Thinking, Deep Interview GRRM Matrix etc Please see my CV (attached) to find full description of my roles as: Lead Game designer Senior Game Producer Game Design & Monetization Researcher Game & UX Design Solution Architect

Responsibilities: * Designing mobile f2p game: a drag racing simulator with sophisticated meta-game * Creating unique user experience in a limited environment of drag-racing simulation * Developing long-term goals while keeping in mind what's already done * Cementing new ideas into game design docs (Confluence) and UI mockups (Balsamiq) * Reviewing game designers' work * Setting up tasks for game designers, programmers, QA, artists, 3D-modelers etc * Helping with the translation (Eng-Rus translation, working with the outsource localization team) * Collaborating with Marketing and User Support departments Achievements: * Released the game. It was featured in "New Racing games" @ AppStore and "New games" @ Google Play. Also: * Read a lecture on game designer’s challenges at KRI-2014 (Russian analog of GDC). Preview of the lecture available in English here: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SvyatoslavTorick/20140722/221610/Five_nightmares_of_a_modern_Game_Designer.php

* Writing articles about video games and videogame developing for "Strana Igr" games magazine

Head of Magic.ru (browser-based f2p strategy/role-playing MMO) http://magic.ru/ * Managed all the processes in the development of online game which is already up and running * Developed game goals and roadmaps * Managed team of 7-10 talented professionals * Set up tasks for programmers, game designers, artists, 3D-modelers, animators, content managers etc * Designed quests, characters, monsters, items, events and other content both simple and complex * Wrote small chunks of perl and AS3 code, doing simple math, designing new gameplay mechanics * Managed community, writing news and help articles * Helped users with their payment and gameplay problems * Organized and led Quality Assurance team * Did Russian to English translation of the game (edited by US native) * Collaborated on system integration with different partners such as Xsolla, Rambler and Yandex.Dengi

Main responsibilities: * Manage development and game design of browser-based MMORPG Magic.ru Responsibilities: * Manage team of 8 talented professionals * Develop game design goals, plan roadmaps * Set up tasks for programmers, game designers, artists, content managers etc * Design quests, characters, monsters, items, world-scale events and other content both simple and complex * Manage community, write news and helping articles, solve user problems * Bugreports Also: * Managed cancelled tactical MMO project for about 6 months. * Managed cancelled social game.

Responsibilities: * Manage projects from the date of contract signing until the post-release stage * Write and maintain documentation including design documents, milestones, acceptance certificates and payments * Verify and accept milestones * Present projects to domestic and foreign partners * Allocate project assets at designated aggregator sites such as Gamespress * Prepare and implement CMS in the workflow Produced and released 11 games of different genres: from edutainment software to hard-boiled car action. Notable projects: Armageddon Riders Xenus II: White Gold Also: * Manage localization of The Chronicles of Spellborn MMORPG, worked as lead editor of the project

Responsibilities: * Write and edit cover-texts, press-releases, corporation documentation (including company announcements and obituaries) * Write notes and game summary for the industry press * Create presentations of various projects * Present AAA-projects at entertainment, press and business events, also on TV-shows Notable projects: Splinter Cell: Double Agent Splinter Cell: Conviction Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

Made a 2-sided paper for our group. Did not graduate due to a good job opportunity which did not allow the full-time education.