Jay Watamaniuk Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, AB, CA

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Ghost of Yotei currently in production. Releases in 2025.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Unannounced Title
• Review existing foundational narrative documentation for new IP.
• Provide narrative guidance in the early concept phase of development.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• ZeroSpaceRTS
• Guide pre-production narrative documentation to align stakeholders on project vision.
• Give expert feedback on existing story outline, scene structure, characters, dialogue and other narrative work.
• Collaborate to craft engaging story elements to help clients realize their narrative vision.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Star Wars: The Old RepublicMMORPG
• Under the direction of the Creative and Narrative Directors, worked with design, art, and cinematic teams to craft additional story and gameplay content for the following: “Old Wounds” (Update) “Showdown on Ruhnuk”.
• Wrote additional content short stories, “Seeing Red”, “Bottled Fury”, and “Snare.”

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• AnthemSingle Player, Multiplayer, Open World
• Under direction from Project Directors, generated foundational story and character concepts for new IP.
• Point of contact and vision holder for game’s plot and characters along with fellow Co-Lead.
• Led narrative group for exploration gameplay and non-critical path missions.
• Advocated narrative priorities to other project disciplines.
• Reviewed writing content and documentation and provided constructive feedback.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Mass Effect Andromeda (Pre-production)Single Player, Multiplayer
• Brainstormed story and character ideas with narrative team.
• Created pitch documents for player missions, gameplay, IP development and choice models.Mass Effect 3Single Player, Multiplayer
• Oversaw my assigned area of the critical path story from pitch document to final execution.
• Conceived and completed branching story arcs for assigned Mass Effect 2 characters.
• Under the direction of the Lead Writer, I contributed to the following post-release content:Citadel (DLC)Leviathan (DLC)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Mass Effect 2Single Player, Multiplayer
• Non-VO text support for Mass Effect 2
• Under the direction of a Senior Writer, I contributed to the following post-release content:Lair of the Shadowbroker (DLC)Firewalker (DLC)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Pioneered BioWare's community engagement from the ground up to become one of the most recognized communities in the industry for the following titles: Mass Effect, Jade Empire, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Neverwinter Nights.