"Harvey is a very impressive individual... Harvey not only understands the technical and practical side of production, but also the psychological side."
Dilara Arin, Senior UI Artist at Zynga
"...His hard working, diligent and dedicated approach gave the team the confidence to give him the responsibility for solving complex problems."
Ben Palmer, Executive Producer at Zynga
"...His hard work and enthusiasm was a vital part of what made our team work, and his excellent communication skills were apparent in all contexts..."
Olive Bishop, Software Engineer at Zynga
Dilara Arin, Senior UI Artist at Zynga
"...His hard working, diligent and dedicated approach gave the team the confidence to give him the responsibility for solving complex problems."
Ben Palmer, Executive Producer at Zynga
"...His hard work and enthusiasm was a vital part of what made our team work, and his excellent communication skills were apparent in all contexts..."
Olive Bishop, Software Engineer at Zynga
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Work Experience
Producer
Zynga / Take-Two Interactive
Aug 2023 - Sept 2024
Within 4 months as an intern on CSR Racing 3, I became the sole producer for the core goal-setting feature team. I managed both feature development, art and release teams. I managed team roadmaps and scheduling, onboarding, cross-team communications and alignment, risk, change and stakeholder management, reporting (bugs, meetings, team performance, etc), task organisation, allocation and estimation, and team wellbeing and motivation.
Developed a resource bandwidth spreadsheet that boosted avg. team task completion by 59%
Released 8+ major core features within 13 months, which lead to a significant boost in core metrics, including up to 10% boost in retention
Managed a large core team of QA, Product, Analytics, Engineering, UI, Tech Art and Design
Placement Designer, Advertising
Leo Burnett / Publicis Groupe
Apr 2023
Produced client mockups, presentations and supported asset management for production.
Leo Burnett / Publicis Groupe
Apr 2023
Produced client mockups, presentations and supported asset management for production.
Lead Game Producer
Barabara Studios
Sept 2022 - Jun 2024
Barabara Studios
Sept 2022 - Jun 2024
I co-founded Barabara Studios with the goal to create innovative games that tackled accessibility issues from the beginning of development. I led the development of debut game "Amphora Simulator" with a team of engineering, audio and art, premiering a pitch with even more features than planned in our tight schedule.
I co-founded Barabara Studios with the goal to create innovative games that tackled accessibility issues from the beginning of development. I led the development of debut game "Amphora Simulator" with a team of engineering, audio and art, premiering a pitch with even more features than planned in our tight schedule.
Featured Projects
CSR Racing 3
NaturalMotion Games / Zynga / Take-Two Interactive
Genshin Impact - BP Improvements
University of Huddersfield
Rhythm Raceway
Grads in Games
The Throne
Leo Burnett UK / Victorian Plumbing
Amphora Simulator
University of Huddersfield / Barabara Studios
Kid Princess - The Adventures of Moana and Inoke
Disney / D&AD New Blood
Featured Awards
Game Dev HeroesRising Star Finalist
D&AD New Blood Winner
Disney
Disney
Games Design Rising Star Finalist
Grads in Games
Grads in Games
NSVAs Top 6 in the UK for Committee Excellence
National Societies & Volunteering Awards
National Societies & Volunteering Awards
Education
BA(Hons) Illustration
University of Huddersfield
Professional Scrum Master I
Scrum.org / NaturalMotion Games
Scrum.org / NaturalMotion Games
Level 5 Award in Leadership & Management
Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Management Institute
A-Levels in Psychology, Art and Media Studies
A, A*, A*
A, A*, A*
Mentorship in Games Product, Data and Analytics
Limit Break / Sumo Digital
Limit Break / Sumo Digital
CURRENT
SQL Associate
Datacamp
Datacamp
Professional Scrum Product Owner I
Scrum.org / NaturalMotion Games
Scrum.org / NaturalMotion Games
Technical Skills
MS OFFICE & GSUITE
BASIC SQL (PostgreSQL)
JQL
SLACK
MIRO
JIRA / TRELLO / MONDAY.COM
CONFLUENCE
PERFORCE SWARM
JENKINS
FIGMA
SENSORTOWER / GAMEREFINERY / LIQUID & GRIT
ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE
MOTION CAPTURE (VICON)
References
Ben Palmer, Executive Producer at Zynga
"Harvey Jones was a fantastic Production Intern for the NaturalMotion Racing team 2023-2024. His hard working, diligent and dedicated approach gave the team the confidence to give him the responsibility for solving complex problems.
Using his open, honest and empathetic approach to working with team members, Harvey unpacked and delivered improvements that were particularly well received by his team. Hungry to learn and be stretched, humble in recognising his growth opportunities, happy to take on any task treating any work with the same reverence and care.
Olive Bishop, Software Engineer at Zynga
"When I returned to NaturalMotion, Harvey was the first new face I saw - it would take me another week to realise he was one of our new interns and not a graduate like myself! From day one, Harvey followed through on his producer responsibilities with care and confidence. His hard work and enthusiasm was a vital part of what made our team work, and his excellent communication skills were apparent in all contexts, from large meetings to one-on-one catch ups. Harvey was always eager to listen and learn about other disciplines, and this combined with his passion for games and game development meant he became a reliable source of knowledge, knowing to ask questions beyond his own discipline in order to help the team.
These skills became particularly apparent when Harvey became the sole producer for our feature team and managed to organise us with incredible competency. I have no doubt Harvey would not only be an amazing asset to any development team, but also quickly become a very beloved member. I hope we get to work together again!"
Dilara Arin, Senior UI Artist at Zynga
"Harvey is a very impressive individual. He approached his responsibilities as an intern like a full-fledged producer through strong competency, hard work and an excellent communication, and in a very short time he became the sole producer on our team. Harvey not only understands the technical and practical side of production, but also the psychological side. I know he will go from strength to strength in his career and I look forward to working with him again."