SEEOOW

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Contact Info

Fedor Sazhin • Kuopio, Finland • seeoowcg@gmail.com • +358452357277
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About Me

Seeoow

I’m Fedor Sazhin, a Game & Level Designer with experience in commercial PC and mobile game projects. I design and balance gameplay systems, shape narrative structures that support the player journey, and oversee features from early concept to final implementation.

I specialize in defining and refining core mechanics and progression systems that sustain player motivation and long-term engagement. I focus on clear rules, tuning, and pacing to keep gameplay loops rewarding and coherent.

I create clear documentation and turn playtest feedback into actionable iterations, working closely with development teams to translate design goals into playable, testable features. I also bring hands-on level implementation to validate pacing, difficulty, and clarity in real play, with an emphasis on polish and minimal player friction.

I work effectively in cross-disciplinary teams, coordinating with artists, programmers, and producers to align creative vision with scope and technical constraints. I’m currently open to Game Designer roles in mobile and PC development, available for both on-site and remote collaboration.

Work Experience

  • Homescapes • Playrix • Junior Game Designer

    Designing and refining core Match-3 mechanics • competitor research and reference analysis • adapting external references into shippable features • owning the full feature pipeline from idea → spec → implementation → release • close collaboration with programmers to keep designs up to date during development • writing clear, production-grade documentation.

  • Meltopia • Garden of Dreams • Junior Game Designer

    Balancing and progression tuning • GDD creation • improving purchase conversion by simplifying loops and aligning the product with a more casual, mainstream audience • removing unnecessary mechanics to reduce friction • optimizing design/production processes to move faster with clearer priorities.

  • Shatterlight • 3D Monsters • Junior Game Designer

    Story development and narrative structure • designing gameplay mechanics • level design in collaboration with concept artists • concept support and design consulting to keep the creative direction consistent and production-ready.

Skills

  • Skills: Game Design • Gameplay Mechanics & Tuning • Progression & Economy Balancing • Feature Ownership • Level Design • Narrative Structure & Quest Logic • Playtest Analysis & Iteration • Design Documentation • Cross-discipline Collaboration
  • Tools: Unreal Engine • Unity • UEFN • Excel/Google Sheets (balancing) • Figma/Miro • Blender/Maya • DaVinci Resolve • Photoshop
  • Languages: C++ (basic) • C# (basic) • Python • SQL • Blueprint Scripting • Verse

Education

  • Game Design & Production — Arcada UAS
    2024–2025
  • PhD in Hygiene — Erisman Scientific Center
    2020–2023
  • MSc in Epidemiology — Sechenov University
    2014–2020

Certifications

  • UCA: Game Developer — Unity (2026)
  • Cinematics & VFX Course — Volnitsa (2025)
  • Unreal Game Development — CG Sensei (2024)
  • 3D modeling — Retry (2024)