Jonathan Vogt Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

• Helping Youtubers title, tag, and write descriptions for their videos with SEO in mind, targeting keywords often searched and analogous to similar content. • Writing documentation for independent game development projects, including narrative summaries, system outlines, and pitch proposals.• Developing comprehensive business plans for diverse clients, capturing their vision, mission, and strategic goals while ensuring alignment with industry best practices and market trends.• Conducting extensive market research and competitor analysis to inform content strategy, identify target audience preferences, and craft persuasive copy that resonates with readers and communicates client value propositions.• Authoring and optimizing web copy for clients' websites, ensuring consistency in tone, messaging, and branding while incorporating SEO keywords to enhance online visibility and drive conversions.

• Promoted for outstanding writing quality, collaborative spirit, and improving audience engagement across multiple KPIs.• Led a team of 4 writers and pioneered data-informed writing strategies to best engage target and emerging audiences in our storytelling.• Wrote narrative copy for audio dramas, & increased target audience retention by 400% across 20 qualitative, objective-focused rewrites in Q2 2024.• Authored two audio promos that were elevated to primary shows.

Silicon Valley, California, United States

• Worked on Chapters: Interactive Stories• App delivers content under a "games as a service" model. • Published 13 books with over 18 million views.• Wrote and edited 100,000+ lines of dialogue and narration, maintaining tone, and mapping character arcs.• Conducted an independent market-research project of competitors, revolutionizing many of our design and monetization practices. • Oversaw production of scripts, art assets, and promotional materials under strict deadlines.• Iterated narrative content via weekly feedback meetings, providing and receiving constructive criticism.• Writing and editing dialogue and narration, maintaining tone and mapping character arcs.

• Collaborated with other designers—whether they be level designers, artists, or fellow writers—on creating content.• Designed and wrote quests trees, dialogue trees, and lore content.• Worked towards a deadline, completing tasks on-time. • Proofread others' content for errors and quality assurance.

Burlington, Vermont Area

• Developed Stray: The Wayward Path, a 3rd-Person Action-Adventure, made on a team of 15.• Entered in second-half of development. Project completed in four months.• Authored the world the game resides in.• Collaborated with other designers to integrate narrative and gameplay.• Provided direction congruent with narrative for artists and sound designers. • Worked in an Agile Scrum methodology. • Constructed dialogue and coordinated it with events in Unreal Engine.

Burlington, Vermont Area

• Guided students on all sorts of writing, including technical writing, creative writing, academic papers, administrative writing, poetry, game development outlines, screenplays, and professional emails. • Attended monthly training sessions around how to more effectively tutor students. • Taught students how to better outline their writing and consider their audience in their writing.• Successfully managed 4-5 students at any given time with their writing.• Communicated with students outside of the Writing Center about how their writing was going.

Montreal, Canada Area

• Reached out to gaming industry professionals around Montreal and organized visits for Champlain students. • Redesigned a brand new webpage devoted to Champlain's Game Studio on its Montreal campus.• Independently produced visual marketing media for Champlain's Study Abroad program. • Represented Champlain at conferences and conventions around Montreal.

Burlington, Vermont Area

• Designed & Executed one social, one educational, and one engagement program on a monthly basis.• Collaborated with coworkers on designing and executing an area-wide program.• Cultivated a safe, supportive, and lively environment for 50-90 residents.• Completed daily administrative tasks including—but not limited too—-nightly duty logs, weekly reports, building maintenance forms, and incident reports.• Enforced college policies and performed nightly rounds for safety, security, and community engagement. • Utilized critical thinking and conflict resolution skills in aiding residents to navigate problems pertaining to college life, personal life, and social life. • Attended training sessions three times a year centering around understanding college policy, how to interact with students, how to facilitate events, how to deal with dangerous situations, and how to prevent burn-out, as well as establishing and emboldening bonds with fellow Resident Assistants.

Burlington, Vermont Area

• Met on a weekly basis to discuss upcoming events.• Developed, coordinated, and facilitated monthly events promoting cultural, sexual, and racial diversity around campus with attendances ranging from 20-80 individuals.• Attended biannual training sessions around diversity and inclusion.

• Authored two monthly articles on various facets of retro gaming.• Designed quests for a shooter/platformer currently in development. • Worked alongside other designers, facilitating and brainstorming character ideas, quest concepts, and lore content.

Professional Writing B.S., Game Writing Minor, Screenwriting Specialization

Activities and Societies: Game Writing Club, The Champlayers

Certificate Of Completion, Game Writing & Narrative Design

Completed Susan O'Connor's 6-week masterclass on Narrative Design and Game Writing.

High School Diploma

Summer@Brown, Philosophy