Sean Creighton
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Sean Creighton

Narrative & Character Designer · Sound Designer

My name is Sean Creighton, and I am a Narrative and Character Designer for Games and Sound Designer for mixed media.

I am an Alumni from the University of Texas at Dallas with a Bachelor of Arts in Animation & Games, Minor in Audio Production, and Cum Laude Honors, and have been working in Game Design since 2020 for an ongoing world building project.

I have several Game Jam projects under my belt, earning awards through UTD's Student Game Developer Association, as well as a solo game project I completed in Spring 2025 called Dragon Trails. All of which are available in my projects tab and on my itch.io profile.

Also, through UTD's Game Production Lab, I was the Narrative Designer for the course's 2025–2026 survival horror game project InVein which is now available for download on Steam for free.

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01Background & Education

Academic foundation

Fall 2022 – Spring 2026

The University of Texas at Dallas

  • Bachelor of Arts in Animation & Games
  • Minor in Audio Production
  • Cum Laude Honors
Leaf Pattern Design
Focus

Game Design since 2020

Working on an ongoing world building project alongside coursework, game jams, and solo development.

02Relevant Coursework

Specialized study

Through my time at UTD, I have taken several courses specialized in developing my skills for Game Design as the focus of my ANGM Major.

Animation & Games (ANGM)

  • Games & Narrative I & II — Dr. Monica Evans
  • Game Design I & II — Dr. Timothy Christopher
  • Game Production Lab (Fall 25–Spring 26) — Prof. Tim Lewis & Prof. Randall Villegas
  • Virtual Environments I & II — Prof. Tim Lewis
  • Creative Writing — Dr. Bahar Momeni
  • Level Design I
  • Game Studies I

Audio Production (Minor)

  • Sound Design for Games — Prof. Hal Fitzgerald
  • Recording Studio Techniques I & II — Prof. Hal Fitzgerald
  • History of Audio Technology — Prof. David Marks
03Extracurriculars @ UTD

Community & leadership

Anime Orchestra Ensemble

  • — Organization President
  • — A/V Team
  • — Performing Choir Member

I was most actively involved in the Anime Orchestra Ensemble (AOE) from the start of my sophomore year through my graduation year. AOE is a student-run performing organization that arranges and performs live covers of music from both Anime and Video Game media. I started out as a choir member with my roommates due to my background in music from high school, but very soon found myself invested in the community and began to apply myself more.

I also applied to join the AV Production Team in order to handle tech for performances and create videos that would play for our orchestra performances from my background in Adobe Premiere, and later on stepped up to apply to be the organization's President in order to help manage and promote the community that helped me grow so much as a leader, performer, and artist.

Student Game Developer Association

  • — Game Jam Award Winners

I was also frequently involved with the Student Game Developer Association (SGDA), especially for their seasonal Game Jams. My roommates and I would make up the team of 5 maximum members, and once the theme for the jam was announced there would be 10 days for each team to develop and submit their game to SGDA's Jam Page on itch.io.

With my team, we have earned several awards from SGDA's judges, such as Best Sound Design for Gat & Mouse (Fall 23) and Best Overall for 9mm Pistol Shrimp: Operation Shrimpterfuge (Fall 24). Unfortunately our third entry CameleOPs (Fall 25) was unable to be scored due to it being multiplayer only, but all three of these games are available for download for free on their respective project pages or from my Itch page.

04Before College

Foundations & leadership

Boy Scouts of America

  • — Eagle Scout
  • — Senior Patrol Leader
  • — Troop Guide

Before college, I was an active Boy Scout in BSA Troops 490 and 424 based in Katy, TX. Through my time in these troops, I achieved the rank of Eagle Scout with two palms for merit badges that exceeded the count required, was the Senior Patrol Leader of Troop 490 for a total of 9 months, and was a Troop Guide for Troop 424 to help teach younger scouts while I finished my last requirements for Eagle.

Obra D. Tompkins HS

  • — National Honors Society
  • — OTHS Wind Symphony
  • — Load Crew Captain

In high school, I had become a member of the National Honors Society (NHS) and was heavily involved in the OTHS Marching Band & Wind Symphony; where I was also appointed the role of Load Crew Captain, where I became responsible for ensuring all performing equipment and instruments were loaded onto our program's 18-wheeler for safe transport.

These programs required intense dedication, which in return have given me the skills to balance a high work load, and to complete projects with an efficient work ethic.

05Other Certifications

Adobe & video editing

Adobe Suite

Adobe Premiere Pro Professional Certification

Along with my skills in design, during my senior year of high school I was the Lead Editor for my school's news team, Falcon News Flash. I used this chance to become proficient in video editing & composition, and was able to become professionally certified within the Adobe Premiere Pro software.