Steve Danuser Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

Cary, NC, US

- Collaborate closely with Senior Creative Leadership, Senior Art Leadership, Production, and other key stakeholders to craft and articulate compelling game stories, characters, and worlds that resonate with Fortnite's global audience.- Work closely with the game design team to ensure the narrative complements and enhances gameplay, coordinating with the.

Irvine, CA, US

• Guide World of Warcraft's ongoing story through the planning and execution of arcs that span multiple product releases.
• Collaborate with design, art, sound, and cinematics to develop the narrative evolution of WoW's world, cultures, and characters.
• Mentor and lead a team of narrative designers, empowering them to craft compelling narrative gameplay experiences.
• Partner with story and franchise development, publishing, and other groups to ensure thematic consistency and cohesion across the Warcraft franchise.
• Communicate story vision across the development team.

Irvine, CA, US

• Define setting, character arcs, and story goals for WoW expansions and content updates.
• Work with executive leadership to champion narrative pillars and vision for the franchise.
• Assist casting of key voiceover talent and guide voice recording sessions.
• Collaborate with Blizzard's creative development on cinematic scripts, novels, and publishing.
• Manage, guide, and mentor quest and narrative design teams.

Irvine, CA, US

- Develop storylines and character arcs for World of Warcraft expansions and patch content. - Oversee writing and editing of dialogue and quest text, maintaining consistency for franchise characters. - Guide voice recording sessions to ensure performances achieve our narrative goals. - Collaborate with Blizzard's creative teams on trailer scripts, novels.

San Diego, CA, US

- Managed the content/narrative design team for EverQuest Next- Curated EQ Next fiction program, working with external authors on novellas and short stories- Collaborated with multiple departments to maintain consistency & continuity of EQN lore- Worked with Storybricks team to bring emergent content to life

Providence, RI, US

- Interfaced and collaborated with best-selling author R. A. Salvatore and artist Todd McFarlane to champion their story and artistic vision- Architected modular world and history timeline capable of supporting multiple game titles and ancillary products within continuity of Amalur franchise- Oversaw integration of Amalur IP into Big Huge Games RPG engine.

San Diego, CA, US

I built the community for EverQuest II from the ground up before launch and led the community team through the release of the game and its first expansion. I contributed to the design of the game and its expansions, eventually transitioning into game design full time.Some of the EQ2 work I am most proud of includes:- Wrote 12 "Tome of Destiny" lore stories.

Bs, English

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature, General