Jay Stevens

Worked on metagame systems on Respawn's Untitled Star Wars FPS project, using Unreal Engine 5. Extended the Unreal Editor with custom functionality to assist content creation roles in creating and managing singleplayer story-based missions (helpers for listening to events across world partition cells, reusable ways to trigger complicated functionality such as cutscenes, etc.).

Took ownership of the Battlefield Mobile First Time User Experience as we prepared for live service. Implemented a new tutorial with cutscenes and voice acting. Worked with a single level designer and studio production to create this "singleplayer" tutorial experience with detailed user telemetry data without requiring additional development resources. Used Sequencer and Unreal Blueprints to create in-game cutscenes for complex setpieces, including a first-person helicopter crash and skippable cutscenes. Our tutorial completion rate improved from ~30% to 75% in soft launch when compared to open alpha, exceeding target KPIs. After soft launch, I pivoted to fill a gap in studio audio needs. Learning Wwise on the job, I reduced audio CPU time significantly by improving efficiency of raycast calls. I also implemented performant audio occlusion and obstruction on mobile devices, plus I simplified designer audio workflow for faster iteration, taking the process from minutes to seconds. I worked closely alongside audio designers and writers to implement in-game voice-over and worked with external partners at Dolby to implement Dolby Atmos on mobile phones.

I was responsible for working on getting the weapons of Battlefield Mobile looking and feeling good, working closely with the gameplay designers to get things up to their specs. I also expanded upon the assertion framework I built as an intern, integrating with our internal Slack. I extended Unreal's stock "BugIt" functionality to allow users to press a button to take a screenshot and send device diagnostics to an internal Slack channel for help with debugging.

Internship at EA Industrial Toys working as a Gameplay Engineer in Unreal Engine 4. During my time in this role I developed our internal bug report system which was used throughout the lifespan of the project to automatically create bug tickets whenever we had an assertion in gameplay code.

Responsible for working as a team under the direction of an Attractions Lead to operate rides with a focus on safety, courtesy, show, and efficiency. Additional responsibilities include managing crowd control and guest flow, remaining flexible to solve sudden problems and ensure a smooth operation. Was named 2018’s Enchanted Tiki Room Cast Member of the Year. Awarded over 40 "Guest Compliments", where a guest commented to the Disney Company itself on the quality of my work.

Responsible for designing ID cards, posters, and tickets for schools and colleges from around California. Listened to client feedback and provided professional-quality images with a fast turnaround time.

Tasked with training and managing other journalists and photographers. Collected and edited articles from coaches and journalists, then compiled them into a weekly newsletter. Responsible for updating website and emailing newsletter on time and without errors.

Responsible for reporting on 3 to 4 “little league” football games every Friday. Duties involved taking pictures, writing detailed notes of games, and interviewing both coaches and players. Articles had to be written and edited with a very short turnaround time.

Responsible for mailing out flyers, handling cash and making change at school dances, importing raw images and handwritten data into computers, and providing technical support on-site to photographers at schools.