SKILLS
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Documentation
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Level Design
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Narrative Design
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Mission Design
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Whitebox Prototyping
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Combat Scripting
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Text-Based/Visual Scripting
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Environmental Narrative
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2D traditional & digital Art
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Great Communicator
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Team Player
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Problem Solver
EXPERIENCE
Aelwater - Unreal Engine 5
September 2025 - Present
Level Designer | UI & Graphic Designer
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Designed and implemented levels in Unreal Engine 5, aligning layout, pacing, and level art.
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Created UI screens, game logo, and marketing graphics
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Developed an original in-game language system and designed 16 unique characters.
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Collaborated with the game designer to iterate on level design.
SOFTWARE
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Unreal 5
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Unity
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Creation Kit
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Hammer
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3dsMax
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Adobe Suite
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Procreate
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Sai 2
Aethos Interactive
July 2024 - March 2025
Junior Game Designer
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Designed and whiteboxed all 3 levels in Unreal Engine 5.
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Designed and implemented 5 progressively challenging combats to teach and reinforce stealth mechanics.
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Designed and implemented core gameplay mechanics and 4 Blueprint gameplay triggers to reinforce key gameplay moments.
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Communicated with leads and colleagues to collect and integrate feedback into the level iteration progress.
EDUCATION
Guildhall C32, Southern Methodist University
Master’s Degree of Interactive Technology, Level Design
2022 - 2024
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM)
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Graphic Design Major
PROJECTS
Kneedle Knight - Unreal Engine 5
Fall 2023
Lead Level Designer | 22 Team Members | Published On Feb, 2024
Steam PC & Deck, Epic Store
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Set the overall design principle as the Level Design Lead, and built a
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Planned out the development schedule for all sprints and achieved
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Communicated with the art and programming leads to address designers' technical and artistic needs.
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Drove playtests and collected feedback for level iteration tasks.
2015 - 2019
Playing House - Dying Light
Fall 2023
Level Designer | Solo Project | 3 Months
LANGUAGE
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Mandarin
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English
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Designed and scripted the level structure and the quest.
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Created a unique “portal door” mechanic with 2 forms of conveyance, a statue, and elements that both appear inside the room and the door to guide players.
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Scripted series of immersive horror scenes react to players’ actions.
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Decorated environments to support environmental storytelling through micro-stories and narrative details.
Love From Beyond - Fallout 4 | Creation Kit
Summer 2023
Level Designer | Solo Project | 2 Months
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Scripted 6 unique interactive puzzles related to the narrative.
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Designed and scripted the main quest with 5 objectives.
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Executed storyline with 2 endings and 3 player choices depending on exploration.
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Environmental storytelling with detailed decoration.
SEAFEUD - Unreal Engine 5
Spring 2023
Level Designer | 50 Team Members | Published on Jul, 2023
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Designed and built the Night Fish-trict track’s environment individually.
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Created reference boards to help communicate with artists about the needed assets.
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Designed and prototyped the Express-Wave track.
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Implemented a complete track as part of a small strike team.
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Playtested and fixed ten bugs that affected gameplay.
In Doctor's Will - Fallout 4 | Creation Kit
Spring 2023
Level Designer | Solo Project | 4 Months
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Scripted AI behavior to create combat waves and enemy spawns based on players’ actions.
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Designed combat arenas that support different playstyles.
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Created the level design document and implemented the level based on it.
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Wrote and scripted the quest with two balanced narrative choices.
Pressure Release - Unreal Engine 5
Fall 2022
Level Designer | Scripting | Solo Project
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Implemented and iterated the level based on a given document.
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Scripted the core color-matching mechanic via Blueprint.
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Scripted the in-game UI flow via Blueprint.
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Modeled five different 3D assets using 3DS Max to decorate the environment.
GRAPHIC DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Freelance Graphic Designer
September 2025 - Present
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Created layout designs for 8 books, incorporating thematic elements
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Improved a Chinese traditional dessert store’s branding, including logo,
business cards, and packaging. Achieved a modern feeling without
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Designed various logos for personal and business use, and non-profit organizations.
Brandingiron Worldwide
January 2017 - June 2017
Graphic Design Intern
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Designed promotional slideshow assets for the Warner Bros. Justice League × New Era collaboration campaign.
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Created 2 YouTube opening cards for TV show Buzzr’s Top Moments. Provided various designs from limited resources.
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Developed a series of mock-ups for Warner Bros.’ new Universal Studios Harry Potter branding, including posters, billboards, and a metal keychain.
CONTACT
CONGER HE
Level Designer