Kate Smith
Technical Designer at WB Games Boston
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKate Smith is a technical game designer with nine years of hands-on experience building and prototyping games across mobile and console platforms, currently shaping a major IP mobile title at WB Games Boston. She blends systems-level design—combat balance, character kits, and level/narrative design—with technical implementation, having shipped prototypes at ACME Labs and worked on DC Worlds Collide. Previously an adjunct instructor at the NYU Game Center, she teaches programming and game development, bringing pedagogy and clarity to complex design problems. Kate’s background producing 50+ interactive mobile ads as a lead playable developer honed her rapid iteration and cross-genre design instincts. Based in Portland, she combines academic rigor from a BFA in Game Design with studio experience delivering polished, IP-driven game systems.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Game Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Game Design at New York University
French, English
Github Skills (4)
intermediate5
game-dev3
game-development3
transmission1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
katesuzannah/GlobalGameJam2018
Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
Contributions:39 PRs, 90 pushes, 2 branches in 2 days
transmission
katesuzannah/PizzaChangeGame
Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:9 PRs, 26 pushes, 2 branches in 24 days
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