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Oleg Zabalujev

Oleg Zabalujev

Vilnius,Lithuania

Summary

Lead / Senior game designer with 8+ years of hands-on experience across multiple design fields, leadership roles, combining a strong technical foundation with the soft skills needed to deliver engaging, high-quality gaming experiences that satisfy players and achieve business goals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work history

Senior / LiveOps Designer

Lockwood Publishing
Remote
12.2023 - 04.2025
  • Designed and owned live ops events for social life sim game "Avakin Life"
  • Consistently increased player engagement, retention and revenue by collaborating closely with cross-functional teams
  • Implemented event narratives and mechanics using visual scripting tools

Lead Game Designer

Engines of Fury
Vilnius, Lithuania
01.2022 - 06.2023
  • Led the design of a web3 multiplayer top-down shooter PC game "Engines of Fury"
  • Designed core gameplay systems, classes, combat and meta-progression
  • Implemented PvE encounters and player abilities using visual scripting on Unity
  • Created and maintained detailed game design documentation

Co-Founder, Game Producer, Developer

PlusFun
Vilnius, Lithuania
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Led the development of educational strategy trivia mobile game "Drama Matches"
  • Designed and implemented core gameplay systems and mechanics
  • Created and managed analytics tracking to gather user data
  • Coordinated a small team and managed production workflows
  • Built the application largely solo in Unity, from prototype to complete deployment

Lead / Game Designer

Nordcurrent
Vilnius, Lithuania
01.2017 - 01.2022
  • Led the design and delivery of major content updates on an award-winning hidden object puzzle adventure mobile game "Murder in the Alps"
  • Designed and implemented top-of-genre hidden object scenes and mini-games
  • Conducted market research to understand industry trends and target audience

Education

Vilnius Business College

Skills

  • Game Design - Gameplay - Systems - Core - Meta - Live Ops - Multiplayer - Balance - UX - Web3 - Social - Combat

  • Unity - Unreal - Photoshop - Visual Scripting - Coding - LUA - C# - Python - Prototyping - Google Sheets - Analytics - Excel - Documentation - Git

  • Collaboration - Teamwork - Adaptive - Communication - Technical - Versatile - Self-Motivated - Proactive - Creative - Problem-solver

Languages

English
Advanced
C1
Russian
Upper intermediate
B2

Timeline

Senior / LiveOps Designer

Lockwood Publishing
12.2023 - 04.2025

Lead Game Designer

Engines of Fury
01.2022 - 06.2023

Co-Founder, Game Producer, Developer

PlusFun
01.2021 - 01.2023

Lead / Game Designer

Nordcurrent
01.2017 - 01.2022

Vilnius Business College

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