Skills & Software Proficiency:
Work Experience:
| 09/2018 – Today | RingZero Game Studio |
|---|---|
| Senior Game Designer | - Market Research and Writing High Concepts/Pitches using MS Office - Overhauling an existing project for pitches/conventions |
| Company Website | Ringzero Games |
| 05/2018 – 09/2018 | Virtual Realms |
|---|---|
| Senior Game Designer | - Conception and System Design using Google Office - Reconstructing System Designs and Balance from previous projects - Designing Stat Systems and Item Progression - Creating Moodboards for Content Design - Quest Design and Implementation |
| Company Website | Virtual Realms |
| 09/2016 – 04/2018 | Arkavis |
|---|---|
| Game & Level Designer | - Conception and System Design using Google Office - Balancing Economy and Gameplay - Designing Combat Systems, Controls, League Systems and Progression - Writing Backstories, Flavor Texts and filling the Wiki - Level Design - Market Research and Pitches |
| Company Website | Arkavis |
| 01/2016 – 04/2016 | Digitalmindsoft e.K. |
|---|---|
| Game & Level Designer | - Designing and editing Maps for new game modes in modified GEM2 Engine - Balance & Finetuning gameplay & Feature Review - Quality Assurance for new and old content |
| Company Website | Digitalmindsoft |
| 10/2011 – 10/2015 | Promotion Software GmbH |
|---|---|
| Game & Level Designer | - Lead Game Design Position for several Emergency-Series-Titles - Game Design Documentation in Project-Wiki and Design Documents - Designing Core Features and Monetization - Interface Design - System Design & Balancing - Level & Mission Design in Vision, Unity, Ogre and inhouse Engine - Project Management in Hansoft Project Management Tool - Finetuning & QA |
| Recommendation | “Florian is a precise Level Designer and Fine Tuning Specialist with an eye for the player’s needs and for a sophisticated game play experience. We worked with him i.e. on EMERGENCY for mobile devices and he was a plus for our design team. Together with his colleagues he worked in a determined way to make this Game a number one App Store hit.” Ralph Stock , CEO, Promotion Software GmbH |
| Company Website | Promotion Software GmbH |
| 10/2010 – 05/2011 | Frogster Online Gaming GmbH |
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| Game Improvement Designer | -Review & Analyzing features and improving them. -Included: Monetization Design, Game Balance, Class Balance, Westernization, Monster/Boss & Combat Design, Quest Design, Interface Design and overall Gameplay Experience |
| Recommendation | “As a member of our Game Improvement department Florian has always been helping willingly by applying his ample MMO knowledge and improved in the Game Improvement area while also being able to cope with constructive criticism professionally and make steady progress in the area of Game Improvement. Also Florian is a very punctual person who will not hesitate to work the occasional extra hour and whose behavior towards others has always been correct and very friendly.” Dennis Schütte,Head of Quality Assurance and Game Improvement, Frogster Online Gaming GmbH |
| Company Website | Frogster Online Gaming GmbH Please Note: Frogster Online Gaming GmbH was bought by Gameforge AG |
Education & Other:
| 10/2009 –09/2010 | Games Academy GmbH Game Design Student (Student Projects) |
| 2008 – 2009 | Usuma (Survey Interviewer) |
| 2004 – 2008 | Emil-Fischer-OSZ High School Graduation (Abitur) Major: Literature, Nutrition Science Minor: English, Economics 5th Component – Computer Science |