Jonathan Chisholm

Technical Director & Co-Founder at Landmark Games

Jonathan Chisholm has an extensive work experience in the gaming industry. Jonathan is currently the Technical Director and Co-Founder at Landmark Games, a venture capital-backed video game studio. In this role, they were responsible for leading the recruitment of the development team and assessing the feasibility of technical solutions to fulfill company strategies.

Prior to their current role, Jonathan worked at Big Pixel Studios, where they held various positions. As the Lead Game Developer from September 2018 to December 2020, they led the development team and played a key role in the recruitment process. Jonathan also established the technology used by the team and created fundamental template structures for others to build upon. Additionally, they contributed to long-term plans for projects to ensure efficient resource allocation.

Before becoming the Lead Game Developer, Jonathan served as the Senior Game Developer at Big Pixel Studios from July 2016 to September 2018. During this time, they played a crucial role in the development of the popular game Pocket Mortys, which achieved over 25 million installs and was among the top 100 grossing games. Jonathan also worked closely with Adult Swim, the IP holders of Rick and Morty, to create a title for the free-to-play mobile market. This title featured live ops support and real-time multiplayer exploration and battling.

Jonathan's career in game development began as a Game Developer, where they worked as part of a team developing flash games for licenses including Disney and Marvel. Jonathan transitioned to developing iOS titles at the launch of the iPhone app store and created featured titles such as Land-a-Panda.

Before entering the gaming industry, Jonathan worked as a Flash Game Developer from January 2010 to May 2011.

Overall, Jonathan Chisholm has a strong background in game development and has held various roles throughout their career, leading teams and contributing to the success of multiple projects.

Jonathan Chisholm attended Sackville School from 2005 to 2007, but no specific degree or field of study was mentioned.

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  • Technical Director & Co-Founder

    January, 2021 - present