Jackson Clayton

HELLO!

About Me

Hi! I'm Jackson and I'd like to make a game with you!

I've spent my career shipping titles with small team and major studios, alongside teaching as an adjunct professor for USC Games.

I'm proud to have worked with AGBO, Mob Entertainment, Baobab Studios, and Future Trash. I'm about to be available for new opportunities (full time or contract) in design and engineering. If you're building something and think I'd be a good fit, I'd love to chat!

Professional Work

Battlefield 6: Shell Shocked. Credited on an official Battlefield 6 premiere. I handled layout from whitebox through art pass.
Beast Games. Joined a live MrBeast project after launch. I added mastery shortcuts plus an economy so skilled players could skip large sections.
Poppy Playtime: Escape Trials. Shipped on the official Poppy Playtime live project. I scripted shared tasks and timed respawns, then saved the chase for the finale.
Star Wars Droid Tycoon. Building post launch on a licensed Star Wars live title. I own a social capture feature for friends in session. NDA.
Baobab Studios (NDA). Worked on an animation IP adaptation under NDA. I led layout and combat systems. Password protected.
Super Golf. Took on a music world on a live golf project. I owned reactive obstacle audio through final meshes and shaders.
Dead City. Produced a licensed co-op horror premiere. I kept it on the TV date, then ran live ops and cut the trailers.
Dino Tycoon. Ran a one month licensed tycoon ship. Reworked the loop when funnel data favored combat, then ran weekly live updates.
Bridges. Produced a live competitive team sport mode. I merged four islands into one queue and gave players reasons to come back.
Warrior Tycoon. Extended a live studio tycoon kit after ship. I took it through a full Wasteland act, then stayed on live tuning.
PUBG: Snipers vs Runners. Designed an official PUBG Mobile promotional mode. I used height changes and painted floors so players on phones could spot cover while running.
Frost Deathmatch. Laid out a live deathmatch arena. I kept spawns fair and sightlines open while staying under the prop limit.
AGBO Interactive. Summer Gameplay Analyst at AGBO.
Future Trash Analysis. Analyzed two live titles at once. Funnel work doubled retention.
CreatorsCorp QA and Research. Staffed QA across five live projects. I ended up running the playtest process.
USC Game Live Operations. Taught a live ops course. I built it around the playtest and patch process I use on shipped games.
Card Tycoon. Shaped raids on a live tycoon. I designed the boss raid metagame and tied progression to the economy.
Castillo: The Nine Circles. Directed a self published collectathon. I designed Circle 4, where the glide unlocks the rest of the game. SGA Winner for Game Direction.
Canvas Carnage. Built a student couch co-op horde arena. I balanced four character builds and kept split screen running smoothly.
Hyper Justice. Blocked out a self published autorunner. Lighting and scripting punish standing still.
Phosphenia. Shipped a Nightwatch 3D platformer. I locked landings in greybox, then dressed the collapsing city without moving the route.
Flying Frags World Tour. Released a solo FPS with an in-game editor. Branching routes ship beside the builder tools.
UEFN Materials Reel. Presented live island materials at UnrealFest. They had to look right in motion and stay inside memory limits.
OTF Tilted Trenches. Lit a live branded night fight island. I kept players easy to see in close quarters fights.
Real Time Viz and XR. Staged XR work for a live show. The Billy Beane opening sat on a physical stage with LED and truss.
Shipped Islands. Dressed themed islands from shared live kits. Each new theme reused the same economy.
Underwater Survival. Laid out a contracted round based zombie survival space. I split tight interiors from open outdoor routes so each weapon type had a job in the horde.
Black Ops III Custom Zombies. Built a custom zombies level in the Black Ops III Radiant editor. I rebuilt it from a dark mine into a lit cliffside loop after four player playtests.

Program Knowledge

Blender, Unreal Engine, Photoshop, Maya, Unity, Illustrator.

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Contact

703-225-8662
JKClaytonDev@gmail.com