Ekaterina Karpenko

I'm an experienced Game Producer, Project Manager, and Game Designer with over 17 years in PC and mobile game development since 2007. Specializing in casual games (HOPA, match 3, point & click, time management, hyper-casual, F2P, etc.), I've successfully led 30+ game projects as a Game Designer/Project Manager.
For more than 14 years, I've served as a Project Manager and Game Producer, focusing on casual, hyper-casual, mobile, and F2P games. Whether working full-time or remotely, I excel at managing projects comprehensively or contributing to specific tasks. My ultimate goal is to create games that bring joy and enjoyment to players, crafting immersive experiences that resonate.

Services:

• Full-cycle project management from idea to successful publishing
• Product and Project management (Create, control, monitor, maintain, etc.) for PC/iOS/Android game
• Creation and refinement of Project and Release plans
• Communication with customers (Freelancers, Product Owners, Stakeholders)
• Coordination and Monitoring team work
• Recognition, analysis, assignment, delegation, tracking and resolution of project issues
• Report of project status, issues, tasks, conflicts and risks on a periodical basis to all stakeholders: management, customer, project’s team, etc.
• People management of 10+ people
• IT Recruitment (employees searching, department structure and motivation formation)
• Search and selection of candidates in the fields of computer graphics, design, game programming, game-design, etc.
• Conduction of interviews 
• Interacting with external studios and outsourcers
• Creation GDD, game concepts, pitches, user interfaces, implementing game features, balancing, level design, localization, porting, bug-fixing, supporting the game after release, planning updates, deal with customers feedbacks and shape solutions/ideas to improve a released game
• Creating technical design specifications for the VFX animators, 2D artists, 3D modelers and programmers
• Description of the game and app mechanics
• Monetizing, chips, boost and stocks development for F2P games
• Analysis of the PC and free-to-play markets, both web-based and on smartphones