Anastasiia Marusii

Throughout my time at the company, I led various departments and cross-functional teams.

Art Division: Concept Art, 3D Art, Tech Art, VFX, Lighting
Cross-functional Teams: Foliage, Optimization, Cloth Simulation, Roads

General:

• Project & Delivery Management: Scope control, planning, risk management, integration into global project plans; structured delivery flow for speed, quality, and ownership.
• People Management: Led 40+ people; collaborated with HR on screening, hiring, and relocations.
• Company & Pipeline Changes: Designed & Supported structural/process updates and integrated cross-functional workflows.
• Infrastructure: Set up production workflows across Prague & Ukraine, solved Git/delivery bottlenecks, introduced art QA for tech support.
• Processes: Established core team workflows — task flow, scope review, demos, feedback, decision-making.
• Cross-team Collaboration: Improved transparency, alignment, and efficiency across departments.

Department-Level Initiatives:

• Concept Art: Built pipelines and internal demos; aligned creative work with tech constraints and gameplay needs.
• 3D Art: Focused production, reduced unnecessary complexity, improved synergy with Tech Art.
• Tech Art: Introduced procedural systems and specs; positioned Tech Art as a decision-making stakeholder across 3D and optimization processes.
• Lighting & VFX: Developed lighting/weather systems, optimized VFX via reusable elements and well-defined client briefs enabling smarter, simpler solutions.

Cross-functional Initiatives:

• Role assignment based on expertise and goals
• Risk-aware scope review and phased delivery
• Git-based release flow with milestones
• Streamlined priorities and communication

Outcomes:

• Project-wide optimization strategy
• Custom tools: Foliage generator, Road generator, Cloth simulation system

Key Achievements:

• Built a structured monthly release cycle: scope planning, estimation, client alignment, dev milestones, internal QA, and Open Beta Testing.
• Upgraded QA department: clarified roles, defined testing standards per phase, implemented test case system, and launched internship pipeline via support team.
• Launched full-cycle Player Support team and integrated player feedback and bug tracking into production.
• Co-designed an efficient Git-flow for complex features and safe releases.
• Established hiring workflows , clear job requirements, and smooth collaboration with external HR.
• Improved internal operations by introducing useful tools and launching motivation programs (insurance, referral bonuses).

Key Achievements:

• Managed a cross-functional team of 26 people (developers, QA specialists, game designers, artists)
• Successfully delivered 2 projects within optimal scope, timeline, and budget

Led company-wide reorganization initiative:

• Redesigned and implemented a new cross-functional project management system
• Developed and enforced a clear Roles & Responsibilities framework
• Designed and introduced a new company structure
• Built the QA department from scratch: handled hiring, onboarding, training, and performance management; established all QA processes, test documentation standards, and bug-tracking workflows
• Conducted full HR process audit: from hiring pipeline to performance evaluations and personal development planning