"Amanda is an incredibly talented individual and wonderful human. I'm so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work closely with her on the live content pipeline for Single City for two years. Amanda can jump seamlessly between creative writing, technical implementation, leadership and so much more. She is a champion of mentorship, communication and documentation, setting her team up for success for years to come. She has an amazing ability to balance the needs of the product and the needs of her team. Amanda always advocates for her team with warmth and empathy, and goes out of her way to amplify voices. She never backs down from a challenge -- if there's something Amanda can't do, she will learn how to do it!"

—Meghan Voyce, Senior Game Designer, A Thinking Ape

"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Amanda on one of our games currently in development. Amanda came on for a short contract and she was wonderful to work with. Amanda’s many years of experience as a writer and game designer were immediately brought to bear and she expertly assessed our game narrative, made astute suggestions on how to improve our characters and story, created helpful character description and story arc templates, and even rewrote a whole chapter of dialogue to help us set a higher standard for future chapters. While being a consummate professional, Amanda also brought a great energy to our project, often riffing on ideas with the team in a fun “Yes, and!” back and forth. I would highly recommend Amanda for creative writing, narrative design, and game design."

—Chad Greenway, Chief Creative Officer & Partner, Epic Story Interactive

"My best summary of Amanda is that she has an awe-inspiring number of talents.

As the head of our narrative department, Amanda provided warm support and guidance whenever and wherever it was needed. More than that, she fostered a sense of community and creativity that made us a stronger and sharper narrative team.

As a writer, Amanda creates rich worlds and interesting characters at the drop of a hat. She's got a knack for making stories engaging and is a master at maneuvering narrative within the many tricky constraints that games give us. Add that to her technical knowledge and I'm not sure there's anything Amanda can't do.

I'm extremely fortunate to have learned so much from Amanda — I'm a better narrative designer for having worked with her. I can't wait to play the next great game she writes!"

—Nina Hoeschele, Narrative Designer, A Thinking Ape

"Amanda is one of the most amazing people I've ever had the privilege to work for. She built the entire narrative department at ATA off her own back to give us narrative designers a home. Thanks to her, nds there now have a career progression track, something that hadn't existed until she came along. She's a wonderfully competent, encouraging, and empathetic leader and mentor, who was personally and sincerely invested in my growth. And last but not least, she's a brilliantly creative and talented writer.

More than anyone I've ever met, Amanda embodies that central tenet of narrative design: to champion the cause of narrative in video games. She believes in narrative and she believes in the people lucky enough to be taken under her wing. I truly hope I have the chance to work with her again someday."

—Steve Waldman, Narrative Designer, A Thinking Ape

"Amanda is a gem, she will write the next big hit game someday. I rarely meet narrative designers with such a precise understanding of tone and gameplay. Her creative range and passion for games made her invaluable to the conceptualization of new projects and introduced me to new ways to tell stories through gameplay. She sees the big picture, her experience and deep knowledge allowed her to understand the vision, jump right into projects and act swiftly when changes needed to be made.

She is a great colleague, it was so much fun working with someone with such curiosity and Beat Saber superpowers!

Analytical skills are essential to creating worthwhile experiences, Amanda is in tune with what is being made and can be done in our industry, she values the player's experience and thanks to her advice, we were able to find that unique spark that makes a game stand out. I hope to work with her again, I would hire her in a heartbeat."

—Zoé Nguyen Thanh, Game Director, Tactile Games

"Amanda is one of the single most effective writers I've ever worked with. From creative considerations to practical execution, Amanda exceeded all of my expectations and the standards established from previous writers and narrative designers. An absolute professional and expert in her field. If I had any opportunity remotely appealing to Amanda, I would make hiring her a top priority. I recommend you do the same."

—Bryce Bladon, Founding Member, Dapper Labs

"You need Amanda on your team. She will absolutely make your team better. I've seen her work with more raw talent and really guide them toward becoming excellent writers with a greater understanding of their characters and their stories. She shares her vast knowledge of game narrative across countless genres, and clearly her knowledge has taught her to have game-first view on narrative. She understands product opportunities and limitations, and using her skills to guide the overall good of the game.

In fact, my enduring memory of working with Amanda? She is a *stalwart* guardian of the game's vision. I took her old job, and let me tell you, Amanda took *great care* to warn me against my more whack-a-doodle ideas. I'm sorry to share that some of my whack-a-doodle idea are going into the game, but she taught her writers to be as fierce as she is, so they sanded some of the edges off.

Hire Amanda. Problems go away. You don't like problems, do you? Of course not, that would be crazy!"

—Cyrus Nemati, Lead Writer, Wooga

"Amanda is a super talented writer with a whole bunch of other awesome skills too! With her as the lead writer of our little team, she fostered an open, respectful but also fun and dynamic writer's room which yielded direct positive results in our game. Her organisational skills are also off the hook, and I always felt like our project was in good hands with her at the helm. She is a wonderful mentor and I would work with her again in a heartbeat!"

—Dan Ayres, Game Writer, Wooga

"I worked with Amanda for 2 years when she was the Lead Writer at Backflip Studios. In that time she developed our brand voice and brought a level of professionalism and refinement that our studio had been lacking.

Amanda’s creative direction allowed us to shape our brands’ world building and narratives. She formed a cohesive fiction and forged a brand identity that was loved by coworkers and customers alike. To this day, the humor and creativity she injected continues to define the DragonVale world and characters for thousands of loyal fans.

Working with Amanda was a pleasure. She was collaborative and understood the development process holistically and so was able to contribute exactly where and when we needed it. She understood our product’s needs on a deep level and met them in ways we didn’t know to ask for.

Any team would be lucky to count Amanda as one of their own. She will lift the quality in the writing of the products she works on to rival the best in the industry."

—Max Esayev, Lead Game Designer, Backflip Studios

"I worked under Amanda as a game writer when she was the writing lead on June’s Journey at Wooga, and the experience was fantastic. She’s a great writer with a real flair for flavorful, energetic dialogue and a talent for telling deep, meaningful stories with all the constraints that come with a casual live game.

Amanda was my first boss in the games industry, and I wouldn’t be the game writer I am today without her guidance. She manages to be both a consummate professional and a relaxed, fun person. When I started working with her, I’d never worked on a project with so many constraints, but somehow she made it feel effortless. She understood on a deep level how the production pipeline worked and was great at identifying how we could tell the best stories possible with the tools we had. I’m really proud of the stories she helped us tell, and the characters we brought to life on the (very) small screen.

I can’t recommend Amanda more highly. She’s an extremely talented writer with a knack for bringing deep characters, themes and plots to life no matter the constraints she’s working with."

—Matthew Cropley, Game Writer, Wooga

"TL;DR - Amanda is a remarkable writer, a wonderful person, and I honestly don't know what we're going to do without her. Give her a computer and a reasonably quiet place to work, and she will write you the best damn stories you've ever read.

She took to her role at Hasbro easily, learning in only a couple of weeks information that usually takes new hires months to comprehend. In very short order, her phenomenal talent became so apparent that I quickly assigned her some of our most critical Preschool brands. Over the subsequent months she continued to take on more work across a spectrum of brands and categories including our two most critical brands – Transformers and Star Wars.

It is impossible to overstate Amanda's value to Hasbro and to the Brand Writing team. She is a natural storyteller, with a flawless sense of narrative coherence, a flair for originality and humor, and an adaptable voice that allows her to settle easily into any brand's milieu. She is courageous, intelligent, and works as easily on her own as she does with a team. She is also just a great person to have around. Any organization will be a better place for having her.

You should hire her immediately, but be warned: if you do, I will come kill you and take her back the very second a full time position opens up here."

—Forest Lee, Brand Writing Manager, Hasbro