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Jessica Saunders

Award Winning Game Developer

I’m Jessica, a game developer of 14 years, and an Audio and Narrative specialist.

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I'm passionate about creating immersive experiences and love to work on new, fresh, and diverse titles. Whether it's world building and weaving a compelling story or pushing the boundaries of game audio.

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I have a strong history in AAA games as well as running my own independent studio.

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My studio Salix Games released our debut title Du Lac & Fey: Dance of Death in 2019 based on my original IP, I led the team from concept through development to QA and marketing. I managed a team of over 30, directed a voice cast of 25 world-class actors, and coordinated various outsourcing companies for services such as localisation, rigging, and bespoke audio recordings.

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With audio I’ve worked alongside programmers and outsourcers to create and develop new pipeliness and systems from the ground up. I have designed countless in-game assets and been involved in the final mix of various projects. I also have a comprehensive background in interactive music systems and implementation within Wwise and various engines.

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To learn any more about me, please check out my social media, or drop me a message to request my full CV.

  • Maze - SALIX GAMES (2022, Demo) Game Director

  • The Alchemyths - SALIX GAMES (2022, Demo) Game Director

  • Hackfall -  SALIX GAMES (2021, Demo)Game Director

  • Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey - SALIX GAMES (2019)Game Director

  • Batman: Arkham Knight DLC - ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS (2015)- Sound Designer

  • Batman: Arkham Knight - ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS (2015)- Sound Designer

  • Kinect Sports: Rivals - RARE (2014) -  Sound Designer

  • Fable: Heroes - LIONHEAD STUDIOS (2012)Sound Designer

  • Bodycount - CODEMASTERS (2011) -  Sound Designer

Experience

Awards

  • WINNER - Best Sound Design -TIGA Awards - Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey

  • WINNER - BAFTA Breakthrough Brit 2015

  • WINNER Diversity and Inclusivity Award -Guildford Game Awards 2019 

  • Nomination - Best Game - TIGA Awards -Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey

  • Nomination -  Best Dialogue in an Indie Game - Game Audio Network Guild

  • Nomination - Best Character - Adventure Game Awards - Tie "Du Lac" & "Fey"

Audio Consultant

  • McLaren Automotive -  NDA - 2022

  • Supermassive Games - Man of Medan -  2016

Special Thanks 

  • Lost Words: Beyond the Page (2021, PC)  - Thanks

  • Röki (2020, PC)  - Special Thanks

  • Dirty Bomb (2015, PC)   - Very Special Thanks

Skill Set

  • Audio Direction- 7 years

  • Narrative Direction - 7 years

  • Creative Direction - 7 years

  • Wwise - 12 years

  • Unreal Engine - 10 years

  • Unity Engine - 7 years

  • Creating New IPs - 7 years

  • Sound Design - 14 years

  • Dialogue Directing - 14 years

  • Music/Dialogue implementation - 14 years

  • Pro Tools - 16 year

  • Sound Forge - 14 years

  • Team management - 7 years

  • Mentoring - 12 years

  • Game Design - 7 years

  • Outsource management - 7 years

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