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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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