Kyle Killian Email & Phone Number

Novato, California, Us

- Plan and coordinate all of NBA2K animation work, managing a team of 12+ animators and leads across multiple disciplines (face, body, technical), alongside Animation Director.- Track all of the captured animations and task out work on 10s of thousands of shots between internal and external animators each year.- Foster close communication between animation leads, their teams, and associated collaborators, including major outsourcing partners.- Liaise between motion capture studio, story and design teams, engineering, tech artists, and studio leadership to ensure smooth development of features requiring animation.- React to, and triage against, constantly evolving motion capture shoot schedules due to rapid iteration on features within a yearly cycle.- Meet regularly with art leadership to confirm alignment of priorities and goals for the year’s development and release cycle.- Oversaw animation departments transition to next-gen while increasing outsourcing contributions year over year to match the expanding scope of the NBA2K franchise.- Mentored junior producer to work alongside me during NBA 2K23’s development cycle.NBA 2K19NBA 2K20NBA 2K21NBA 2K22NBA 2K23NBA 2K24NBA 2K25

Malibu & Corte Madera, Ca, Us

- Shipped 15 episodes across 5 series, including Minecraft, Walking Dead, and Guardians of the Galaxy as an assistant producer over the course of two years.- Seamlessly transitioned between production teams to support various departments and distributed production knowledge across those teams.- Spent two months in Vietnam as liaison between the production team and our outsourcing team, Virtuos.- Worked with, and operated as point of contact for, external contractors for environments, animations, and level design.- Managed multiple Confluence wiki pages used by developers as means of access to needed information that changed frequently.Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 5: "Order Up!" - Episode 6: "A Portal To Mystery" - Episode 7: "Access Denied" - Episode 8: "A Journey's End?"The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1: "Ties that Bind - Part 1" - Episode 2: "Ties that Bind - Part 2" - Episode 3: "Above the Law" - Episode 4: "Thicker Then Water" - Episode 5: "From the Gallows"Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 2: "Under Pressure" - Episode 3: "More Than A Feeling" - Episode 4: "Who Needs you" - Episode 5: Don't Stop Believin;"Minecraft: Story Mode - Season 2 - Episode 2: "Giant Consequences"Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 3: "Fractured Mask"

Malibu & Corte Madera, Ca, Us

- Lead a team consisting of 6-10 testers (flex staffing) to release Minecraft: Story Mode across multiple platforms (consoles, PC/Mac, mobile).- Actively communicated with Episode Producers, Build Producer, and various members of the Compliance testing team on a daily basis.- Managed relationship with external QA contractors ; provided test plans, FTP'd builds, kept lines of communication open at all working hours.- Created a reporting tool in Google Sheets that was used by all production and QA teams at Telltale.Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: "The Order of the Stone" - Episode 2: "Assembly Required" - Episode 3: "The Last Place You Look" - Episode 4: "A Block and Hard Place"

Malibu & Corte Madera, Ca, Us

Game of Thrones - Episode 3: "The Sword in the Darkness" - Episode 4: "Sons of Winter"

Malibu & Corte Madera, Ca, Us

Game of Thrones - Episode 1: "Iron From Ice" - Episode 2: "The Lost Lords"Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 1: "Zer0 Sum"The Walking Dead Season 2 - Episode 3: "In Harm's Way" - Episode 4: "Amid the Ruins" - Episode 5: "No Going Back"The Wolf Among Us - Episode 4: "In Sheep's Clothing" - Episode 5: "Cry Wolf"PS4 & Xbox One Retail Disc Releases (full seasons) - The Walking Dead Season 1 - The Walking Dead Season 2 - The Wolf Among Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

- Set up and maintained sprints for design, art, programming, and production teams- Worked with design team to expand upon design ideas and flesh out initial concept of unannounced game- Kept lines of communication open between teams- Documented design ideas and maintained meeting notes

I originally joined Team Mindsquid during the second semester of senior year as a producer to help develop the first semester's prototype to a full-fledge final product. After graduation, we all went our separate ways for a bit, but now we're back together, working virtually, to polish Quibly Ball and release it to the public. While I retain my responsibilities from school, I also focus on keeping the team moving forward while we manage the struggles of our "real lives".- Manage scope of project while working with leads to prioritize goals and set deadlines- Manage and organize documentation- Take part in brainstorming sessions for potential new features- Assist with level design for battle arenas- Work with external parties to facilitate development and release

Saint-Mandé, Île-De-France, Fr

- Co-managed a team of 37 students working on a game for seven weeks based off of pre-existing prototype- Create tracking tool in Excel to manage asset creation and monitor development progression- Worked with leads at beginning of development to manage scope of project- Mitigated risk whenever possible and suggested ways to progress forward without losing time during development

- Assisted Interactive Designers on design and layout of mobile travel app- Created test plans for usability and quality assurance- Helped to formulate possible marketing plan revolving around showing the app off at local tech gatherings

B.S., Electronic Game Design And Development

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