Ryan Yount Email & Phone Number

previously Maximum Games/Modus

Walnut Creek, Ca

I head up the Creative Services department for MG & Modus, which handles graphic design, key art creation, video trailers, and all marketing art.

Modus is a division of Maximum Games focused on bringing AAA publishing services to independent developers around the world. With offices in the US & UK, we’re one of the fastest growing full-service game publishers, and are comprised of industry veterans, gamers, and developers who have embraced the golden age of indie.

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Creative Director & Editor-in-Chief for Stela, the comics app!- Built up a full slate of comic projects to fill production pipeline for new digital comic publisher/app.- Acquired and commissioned new original comic stories to fit Stela's unique vertical format and publishing standards.- Established the right mix of creators to showcase the format in the best way and attract both fans and other creators to the app.- Developed best practices for visual storytelling within the vertical comics format, to educate and inspire creators and editors.- Hired on an Editorial Team from scratch, managed and provided guidance as individual contributors and as a team.- Negotiated rates, sourced and hired freelance artists, writers, designers, and letterers for internally-developed comic projects.- Edited multiple projects: provided feedback on scripts & artwork, drove production schedules & milestones, handled art production tasks as needed, proofread comps, managed creators and ensured they were paid on time.- Ensured creators understood standards and specs for artwork & delivery.- Maintained organized DAM repository for assets.- Created and maintained Content Programming & Release schedule.- Sent out regular Editorial status reports.- PR: Answered interview questions & took part in live press interviews. - Wrote multiple series for internally-developed comics.- Worked with Intern writing team, giving script notes and story feedback.

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Led Ubisoft's Community Development team ("super-Community Managers") in North America, including ComDevs located in multiple development and marketing studios.

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Managed the Digital Marketing team for North America, later took on management of the Community Development team.Social channels, forums, community management, fan promotions, UGC, viral videos, YouTubers, analytics - you name it, we did it.These efforts supported the pre-launch, launch, and post-launch campaigns for the full portfolio of Ubisoft's AAA and AA games/franchises, including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Just Dance, the Tom Clancy titles (Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell etc.), Rayman, Rabbids, Might & Magic, and Prince of Persia.

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Lettering, pre-press, creator interfacing, working conventions.

Responsible for recruitment of research volunteers, coordination of volunteer testing, research data-collection, and research data analysis in the field of MRI and fMRI-based Alzheimer's and PTSD neuropsychological research.