Jason Rice Email & Phone Number

Derry / Worldwide, GB

Producer owner for Hytale's marketplace and creator ecosystem

Redwood City, CA, US

Culver City, California, US

Redmond, Washington, US

Redmond, Washington, US

Redmond, Washington, US

- Joined the Minecraft team in a game design role to focus on monetization and multiplayer experiences

- Co-founded Wavedash Games in 2015- Raised $9+ million dollars in funding for a game development studio focused on multiplayer games and esports- Managed a studio of 25-30 in shipping Icons: Combat Arena, a platform fighting game for the PC

Redwood City, CA, US

• Creative lead on Minions Paradise, a mobile title from Electronic Arts, Illumination Entertainment, and Universal Pictures
• Directed a cross-discipline team of designers, artists, and writers to develop a look, feel, and tone that matched the IP and appealed to mobile gamers
• Managed the creative relationship with Illumination Entertainment, working directly with their directors, writers, and producers to assure their brand was properly represented in the game
• Coordinated with internal support groups, external partners, and executives to produce actionable feedback and guidance to the development team.

Victoria, British Columbia, CA

• Provided design leadership for the studio’s growing mid-core mobile business.
• Hired and managed teams of designers for next-gen web and mobile RTS titles
• Worked closely with product managers to respond quickly and effectively to player data
• Projects: War Commander: Rogue Assault, Vega Conflict, and TOME: Immortal Arena

Designed AAA mobile games for BioWare's Redwood City, CA studio.Lead combat designer on a Mass Effect title. Primarily responsible for combat systems, PVP features and rewardsContributed to character creation & story craftingConsulted on eSports and tablet features for Battlefield 4

• Directed art, animation, feature design & content schedules as the lead designer for Tiny Village
• Coordinated with product management to merge monetization strategies with sound design principles to contribute to top grossing titles on iOS and Android
• Integrated analytics to make data-driven design choices, improving monetization, retention, and engagement
• Projects: Tiny Village, Tiny Monsters

Provided contract game design, production oversight, outsourcing expertise and QA analysis for casual, mobile, educational and core gaming titles.

· Directed external development teams in the production of high quality casual games for the PC, Mac and iPhone. · Responsible to create and maintain the vision for each game and communicate that vision to the developer to assure titles launch on time and on budget. · Utilized analytics to define and refine game themes, stories, mechanics and balancing. ·.

US

· Directed the development of games and applications produced by internal and external development teams. · Responsible to create, share and maintain the vision for each product over the course of the development process, utilizing consensus to improve the final product. · Created and pitched game concept documents for original titles and existing licensed.

Senior Staff Writer, Broadcaster· Primarily responsible for the creation of content for mlgpro.com, including feature articles, interviews, game reviews, strategy guides and press releases.· Served as a writer, producer and on-air broadcaster for a variety of multimedia productions for mlgpro.com and broadcast partners such as GameStop, AOL, Xbox Live and.