Game Design Career Mentorship

Are you passionate about game design, recently graduated from a design school and looking for guidance as you navigate your career development?

Look no further!

What We’ll Do

What does private mentorship for game design with me look like?

It comes in four parts, shared here on the right.

We would have a conversation prior to the start of these services to ensure this would be a good fit, and that we’d both be able to work together. I only take three mentees at a time in order to be the most effective.

If you’re interested, or even just curious about more, book a call with me below and let’s chat!

  • We’ll take a look at where your work compares with the rest of the industry, your design skills, communication skills, people skills, through a series of conversations and together identify your biggest areas of improvement, find an angle to create opportunity, and build you a plan that’ll help get you there.

  • As we work on these things, we’ll be regularly connecting through calls or chats to discuss your progress, focusing on your job search, skills training, and portfolio development.

  • Like a personal assistant, I’ll help you prioritize tasks, prepare for interviews, and review your resume and work on the regular. Do not waste your time work on the wrong things - work only on the things that will get you closer to that dream job!

    Bonus: Once a month, I’ll look to connect you with my network for valuable conversations on other experts who might be in your field!

  • We’ll engage in discussions about your projects and design ideas, ensuring that your focus and efforts will be maximized.

Who I Am

My name is Kelvin, and I’ve been working in games for eight and a half years. In that time, I’ve worked mostly in AAA game companies, working on titles as mostly a level designer such as Amazon’s New World, Battlefield 2042, Plants vs Zombies, and Dragon Age: Veilguard.

During that time, I’ve learned lots about the way different teams work, how games get made, and how to survive in this career and make the most of the available opportunities. I’ve been thankful to have lots of mentor figures throughout this journey, who have all played a role in helping me build the career that I have today.

Since then I’ve been looking outwards to see how I can help support and build the next generation of designers, as those who did for me as well then. I’ve taught level design at La Salle College Vancouver, helped co-found Game Design Academia, a Discord game design community, and consulted for the Infocus Film School game design program.

My associations - past and present!

Some testimonials:

  • If I had to summarize Kelvin as an industry professional in just a few seconds, I'd say he's someone who's early industry experience has made him both an adept designer, and a good teacher. Kelvin was my level design instructor at LaSalle, and despite his young age, he had taken strides to really get ahead in his career and had worked on big titles so that when he came back to teach, he had sufficient knowledge to impart on us.

    David, former student

  • I first met Kelvin around late 2016 and he’s helped me with resume and portfolio creation as well as interview prep by running me through what to expect, mock interviews, and his best advice which is doing the Superman pose before every interview...... Kelvin was able to connect me with other industry professionals from Bioware and Bethesda, and thanks to continuous feedback from all them on my portfolio....

    Chris Brettman, LD at Arrowhead Game Studios (Helldivers 2)

  • I feel confident in [Kelvin's] assessment of my resume and portfolio. I was given a very detailed document on what I could do to improve them, and now I have a clear direction to move towards. Thank you very much!

    Fiverr Client, for resume review

  • Highly in-depth review of my portfolio and resume, tips on where to improve and some examples of other people's portfolios. If you are stuck like me and need feedback this will definitely help.

    Anonymous Fiverr Client

  • Glad I found this gig. I messaged [Kelvin] with a specific request and they went above and beyond to help me. This gig is basically like receiving a semester of game design school for the price of a few coffees. Really positive experience.

    Fiverr Client, Game Design resume + portfolio review

 FAQs

  • Honestly, it just depends on your needs and what you’d be looking for help on!

    If you’re looking just for some general feedback or want to talk about your direction for the next while with me, a single hour or two would probably suffice for that!

    However, if you’re looking for more consistent involvement - being able to constantly bounce ideas, getting feedback on all your projects and changes, increased levels of accountability, and my personal commitment towards you and your success - the monthly membership would probably be better suited, as it reserves a chunk of my time every month just for you :)

  • For sure!

  • We would be calling and text chatting on a private server on Discord, and if you’re in the Greater Vancouver area we can meet in person as well!

    Some guest speakers / network connections may only be available via online call.

  • If you’re just getting started, this service may not be for you. Ideally, you would have 1-2 portfolio pieces at a minimum on games that you’ve worked on that we can talk about, have a decent understanding of game design and the tools we use, and want to take things to another level.

    You do however don’t need to have a formal education - some past students didn’t, but had made mods or solo deved some projects and that totally works too!

  • Every case is unique and different so it’s difficult to give an exact rate without knowing your needs or budget. It can even be free! The only way for me to say is if we chat first.

Interested? Let’s chat!

If you’re interested in booking a complimentary first session just to chat about opportunities to work together, please use this form to do so! I will reach out within 24 hours :)