Justin Kozerow
Mount Holly,NJ
Summary
Expert in narrative design with a strong focus on modular storytelling and environmental cues. Guided diverse teams in creating scalable narrative assets and innovative dialogue systems, enhancing player engagement and emotional connection. Championed cross-functional collaboration to maintain narrative consistency and achieve gameplay alignment, resulting in enriched player experiences.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Narrative Design Producer
Mars Games
Winter Park, Florida
11.2025 - Current
- Coordinated narrative pipelines among writing, design, and technical teams to enhance collaboration.
- Developed documentation systems for modular storytelling and adaptive dialogue integration.
- Ensured alignment of gameplay and narrative goals through effective sprint planning.
- Supported narrative quality assurance to maintain consistency across player-facing content.
- Streamlined interdepartmental communication to improve narrative flow.
- Implemented feedback loops that refined storytelling mechanics for better engagement.
- Championed innovative narrative solutions, elevating overall player engagement.
Narrative Team Lead
Mars Games
08.2025 - 11.2025
- Oversaw development of modular lore codex structures and scalable narrative assets.
- Guided team of writers, designers, and technical artists to create cohesive narratives.
- Established procedural narrative pipelines focusing on environmental cues and mythic cadence.
- Directed creation of narrative assets supporting game development objectives.
- Championed collaboration among cross-functional teams to ensure narrative consistency.
- Implemented innovative narrative techniques to enrich player experience.
Narrative Design Intern
Mars Games
05.2025 - 08.2025
- Developed narrative frameworks, including lore structures and codex entries.
- Enhanced worldbuilding using detailed documentation and iterative editing.
- Facilitated narrative playtests to assess player immersion and story integration.
- Prototyped adaptive dialogue tools to enrich character interactions.
- Collaborated with design teams to maintain narrative consistency across game elements.
- Conducted feedback sessions to refine storytelling techniques.
Education
Master of Science - Game Design
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL04-2026
Bachelor of Science - Game Design
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH10-2024
Skills
- Game design and narrative systems
- Unreal Engine proficiency
- Worldbuilding and procedural narratives
- C and Python programming
- Sprint management and QA review
- Collaboration and teamwork
Timeline
Narrative Design Producer
Mars Games
11.2025 - Current
Narrative Team Lead
Mars Games
08.2025 - 11.2025
Narrative Design Intern
Mars Games
05.2025 - 08.2025
Master of Science - Game Design
Full Sail University
Bachelor of Science - Game Design
Southern New Hampshire University