Joshua Alan Doetsch Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Freelance fiction, video game, and table-top game writing (see Publications and Projects below). Working with such companies as:*Alice & Smith*Ubisoft*Funcom*iLLOGIKA*Chaosium*Broken Eye Books*Onyx Path Publishing*White Wolf Publishing

Irvine, California, United States (Remote)

Working as a Narrative Designer on the MMO New World, as well as an unannounced project.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

As a contractor, wrote dialogue, lore, and item descriptions for Secret World Legends as well as Conan Exiles. Also directed voice actors during recording sessions.

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Wrote storyline, dialogue, and pitched missions for Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.

Beijing City, China

Wrote storyline, characters, dialogue, and lore both for 2D rpg games and virtual reality.

Served as Lead Writer for both the Age of Conan and The Secret World MMO games. Duties included:*Creating content such as dialogue, storyline, and lore.*Working with gameplay designers, sound designers, environmental artists, and other disciplines to tighten the emergent narrative.*Working with localization head to better translate nuanced language.*Directing voice actors during recording sessions.*Keeping in touch with the player community through forums, social media, Twitter roleplaying, interviews, and a weekly Twitch dev stream.

Worked on world building and wrote character descriptions, storyline, and dialogue for computer games.

Teaching English Composition.

M.A., English (Creative Writing)

B.A., Theatre Arts (Writing Minor)

High School Diploma