United States

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Game Design

Product Design

Customer Experience (CX)

Creative writing

Copywriting

Business Development

Interaction Design

Project Management

Data Analysis

Content Creation

Stas Yamkovyi

Game Producer

Usability Testing

Product analytics

Prototyping

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Team player

Organisation skills

Presentation skills

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project management

Analytical skills

Content creation

Product roadmap

Tableau

Unity

WordPress

Youtube

Adobe Photoshop

Asana

Balsamiq

Canva

ChatGPT

Carrd

Figma

Jira

Lucidchart

Miro

Notion

Google Analytics

Product strategy

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

- Ran an internal review of the current portfolio of the company to define the ways to better performance and market fit.
- Analyzed comprehensive market and main rivals to define key trends in themes and mechanics for real-money slots, enhancing target audience engagement.
- Established a separate R&D branch with the saved resources without scaling up the team and initiated the discovery of new opportunities in simple games.
- Led a team of over 20 professionals, managing daily tasks and fostering a collaborative work environment to meet project deadlines.
- Fostered strong relationships with outsourcing teams and partners, facilitating seamless integration and execution of game development projects.
- Coordinated 4+ game projects development simultaneously, all according to schedule (less than 3 months of a full-cycle production) and with high-quality outputs.

- Led the delivery of 3 consecutive game projects (Pair Master, Trio Master, Fish Strike) within a 1-year timeframe as a game producer and a project manager.
- Conducted successful negotiations with investors abroad for 2 different sets of projects, securing funding for development and marketing needs.
- Ran R&D for 15+ game concepts, providing P&L estimations to guide strategic decision-making and project prioritization.
- Designed and documented comprehensive user flow, game mechanics, and balance strategies, enhancing player experience and metrics defined as key.
- Led an in-house team of 10 people, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration that led to the successful completion of projects.
- Headed collaboration with outsourced teams for art, sound, and VFX, from setting up the task to the acceptance and implementations in the project.

- Global team management for 80+ members, driving organizational design, process optimization, and departmental development to enhance team efficiency.
- Initiated a practice of mini-teams of 25+ members, focusing on feature development and content creation, resulting in a 30% boost of team productivity.
- Facilitated strategic communications with 2 internal producers and stakeholders, aligning project objectives with business goals and ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.
- Introduced Asana to the team as a new instrument for task management, workflow planning, and quality control improving project timelines by 15%.
- Executed effective people management strategies, including personalized 1-on-1s and development plans, enhancing team skills and supporting recruitment efforts, contributing to a high-performing project team.

- Led a cross-functional team of 25+ members, promoting a culture of collaboration and innovation to meet and exceed project goals.
- Led research of the new features targeted at key project metrics such as user engagement, retention (increased from 50% to 60% on D1) and monetization.
- Operated the creation and launch of the Hidden Resort game from scratch, directing a team of 25+ to deliver all content within a tight 6 months timeline.
- Prepared an MVP for the Hidden Hollywood project from a scratch within another 6 month timeline.

- Led a dedicated team of 10+ members working both on slot games and general features for the entire game - Wheel of Fortune slots.
- Monitored the project's health through daily KPI assessments, identifying and mitigating risks to keep the project on track.
- Crafted detailed Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) and project documentation for 15+ new features and games to guarantee clarity of clear vision and execution across development teams.
- Started the development and launch of key initiatives including a club management system, engaging special events, and a GDPR compliance system, driving user retention and compliance with regulatory standards.

- Guided a 10+ member outsourced development team, coordinating across time zones to deliver high-quality project outcomes on schedule.
- Led the redesign of the project's website with a result of growing website visit length by 50% to 3 minutes, and number of pages visited per session to 3.5.
- Investigated the niche and added a new job board section to the website, creating a valuable resource for users and opening new revenue streams for the business.

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