Matt Wieteska
Telling
Proven creative leadership. World-class scriptwriting. Insightful, caring voice direction.
Get to Know Me
A Passion for Storytelling, a Commitment to Process
I’ve spent 14 years creating beloved, world-class stories – doing the work of scriptwriting, voice direction and game design, but also building the culture and process that supports a team in their creative practice.
I believe vision, process and creative community are fundamental to scaleable success, and I’m excited to exercise that belief in all my future projects.
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Professional Summary
Passionate Creative Leader with a proven track record of building the culture, vision and process required to deliver world-class audio storytelling at scale. I specialise in managing and developing creative teams, unlocking their potential, and shepherding them through a full production process from ideation to delivery.
Contact Information
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- enquiries@mattwieteska.com
- Contact me on LinkedIn
Key Skills
Scriptwriting
14+ Years
Voice Direction
12 Years
Process Design
12 Years
Game & Narrative Design
10 Years
Creative Leadership
9 Years
Team Building
9 Years
Hiring
9 Years
Additional Skills
Stakeholder Management
Change Management
Jira Administration
Notion Administration
Godot development
Video Editing
Audio Editing
Professional Experience
Writer
2024
Techland
- Contributed scripted and systemic dialogue across GaaS content updates for Dying Light 2 and upcoming project The Beast.
- Led inter-departmental collaboration on rapid delivery of recorded dialogue.
- Provided script feedback across the Narrative team.
- Created internal narrative documentation including story summaries, character bios and casting packets.
Head of Production
2019 - 2023
Six to Start
- Creative Lead on Marvel Move; narrative design, hiring & leading writing team, writing Hulkville series, voice direction.
- Content Lead on internationalisation of Zombies, Run!
- Built commissioning, recording and audio pipelines to increase annual episode output by 270%
- Established & managed successful relationships with external partners, including Marvel Entertainment.
- Designed and implemented processes and systems to support 200% growth in production team.
- Spearheaded successful company-wide efforts to improve culture & working practices through 200%+ headcount growth.
Senior Producer
2014 - 2019
Six to Start
- Creative Lead on Zombies, Run! the Boardgame; game & narrative design, writing 100k+ words of interactive story, and voice direction.
- Led creation of “New Adventures” vertical, building creative and business practice for external script commissioning.
- Led production team through release of multiple titles, including management of multiple simultaneous productions.
Game Designer / Voice Director
2011 - 2014
Six to Start
- Narrative Lead on 7-Minute Superhero Workout; narrative design, hiring & leading writing team, scriptwriting, voice direction
- Voice Director on Zombies, Run! and The Walk.
- Created workflows & established creative standards for casting, voice recording & audio feedback.
- Led projects for external partners, including the BBC and Profile Books, working as writer / game designer and producer.
- Contributed as a game designer on projects for external partners including Disney Imagineering.
Junior Game Designer
2010 - 2011
Six to Start
- Led project for Wired Magazine, including client liaison, game design, writing and content creation.
Education
2:1 MA(hons)
2005 - 2009
Edinburgh University
English and Classical Literature
Awards
Game Dev Heroes
2020
Shortlist - Sound Hero
UK Games Fund Awards
2018
Winner - Game Development Genius
Guardian / Hospital Club 100 List
2013
Listed - Games and Tech
Develop 30 under 30
2012
Listed - Production
Contact
Want better dialogue? Need to improve your processes? Want to hear how to release 3 episodes a week without burning out your entire team?