Employee Spotlight
Jordan: Lead Community Manager
Jordan is our Lead Community Manager here at GSG! With a rich history in the music scene he has used his skill sets to cultivate a Community Management team that works daily on ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile.
We sat down with Jordan to learn more about his experience here at GSG.
What is your favorite part about working at GSG?
The culture. I enjoy making great games with great people and still being home in time for dinner with my family.
What was the most captivating task you had at GSG so far?
Working on the live game aspects of ARK Mobile, such as planning in-game events and pushing out new content & game features. It’s always a challenge developing new things that players will enjoy, and when it’s a live game like ARK, we can react to their feedback.
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Trying to get enough people together to do a raid in Destiny 2. Spending time with my family and working on projects around the house.
What is a challenge you weren’t expecting to find while working in the gaming industry?
Constant iteration and learning to be OK with work that will never see the light of day
What have you most enjoyed about working on your current project?
Getting to work on a game that I’ve held close to my heart for a very long time has been wonderful. I’ve been able to expand my horizons and dive into aspects of game development that I never thought I’d get to touch.
What is a game you would love to work on in the future?
There’s a million IPs out there that I truly adore, but really anything live service is where my heart lies. There’s something about being able to create a perpetually updating universe for players to enjoy that really grabs me.
What is your favorite game?
Destiny – no other game has captivated me quite like this one. I love a game that’s always got something interesting for me to do, whether I’ve got 15 minutes to spare or an entire evening.