Justin Lippert
A senior game design leader and craft expert with 15+ years of experience shaping creative vision, building multidisciplinary teams, and delivering standout player experiences across major AAA franchises and innovative independent projects.
Previous Experience
For the past 8 years, I have led small to mid-sized cross-disciplinary teams across AAA, Independent, and startup environments, guiding teams and projects from studio formation through production and ship. My leadership style is rooted in clear and collaborative direction with an emphasis on professional mentorship, and empowering individual contributors to do their best work.
Areas of Expertise
Team leadership
My design craft expertise is grounded in years of hands-on content creation across encounter, mission, level, and systems design for major first person shooters, VR, third-person shooters, and third-person action projects. With deep experience in both proprietary engines and Unreal Engine, I can translate high-level creative direction into practical implementation, scripting, blockout, iteration, and polish. As both a leader and individual contributor, I bring the craft credibility of having built the playable spaces, gameplay experiences, and content pipelines I ask my teams to deliver.
Craft Expert
I have built multiple successful design teams from scratch, growing them from their first hires into 10+ person departments capable of supporting complex, cross-disciplinary development. Through thoughtful recruiting, mentorship, and clear team structure, I have consistently hired and developed designers who become high-impact contributors, trusted owners, and long-term assets to their projects.
Team Builder
Looking for a tenured game design leader? Don’t hesitate to reach out I’m always open to chat about new Principal, Leadership, or Founder opportunities.
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