kiera
@kierab.bsky.social
game designer at firaxis, artist in free time | they/she | 26 | working or napping
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Layoffs wreck studios. Institutional knowledge is SO valuable in the games industry. When you eventually replace that laid off employee, I don’t care if they’ve got 30 years of experience and dozens of games under their belt. They still have to learn the pipeline, the software, the systems.
September 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Layoffs wreck studios. Institutional knowledge is SO valuable in the games industry. When you eventually replace that laid off employee, I don’t care if they’ve got 30 years of experience and dozens of games under their belt. They still have to learn the pipeline, the software, the systems.
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I was a Firaxis narrative designer/writer and lost my job today. Any help sharing leads on new opportunities would be great!
Over 3.5 years, I contributed to Civilization VII and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, helping turn maps, mechanics, and chaos into memorable stories. See my work benreeves.carrd.co
Over 3.5 years, I contributed to Civilization VII and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, helping turn maps, mechanics, and chaos into memorable stories. See my work benreeves.carrd.co
Benjamin Reeves Is Incredible
Ben Reeves narrative designer and writer
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September 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I was a Firaxis narrative designer/writer and lost my job today. Any help sharing leads on new opportunities would be great!
Over 3.5 years, I contributed to Civilization VII and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, helping turn maps, mechanics, and chaos into memorable stories. See my work benreeves.carrd.co
Over 3.5 years, I contributed to Civilization VII and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, helping turn maps, mechanics, and chaos into memorable stories. See my work benreeves.carrd.co
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Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
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September 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
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I got laid off from Firaxis today. I helped ship Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC and Civilization VII, and would love to talk to you about mid level Producer roles.
September 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I got laid off from Firaxis today. I helped ship Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC and Civilization VII, and would love to talk to you about mid level Producer roles.
you’re at home. I’m in the rotting fruit room in the national gallery. We are not the same.
June 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
you’re at home. I’m in the rotting fruit room in the national gallery. We are not the same.
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amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
do you think there’s discourse in the mario kart universe about non racers paying insurance that end up being spent by racers or is there like a tiered system
June 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
do you think there’s discourse in the mario kart universe about non racers paying insurance that end up being spent by racers or is there like a tiered system
you approached that peach coin with bad energy and a karmic debt, that’s why you missed it. I missed it cause I can’t fucking drive
June 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
you approached that peach coin with bad energy and a karmic debt, that’s why you missed it. I missed it cause I can’t fucking drive
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getting back into vocaloid now I guess
June 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
getting back into vocaloid now I guess
Im so sick i cant do anything but watch people do stuff and be jealous thats not me
May 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Im so sick i cant do anything but watch people do stuff and be jealous thats not me
coining a new game design term, “pikmin trauma” this is when you start counting the player’s days and without ever implying consequences they will panic that something will come to kill them
May 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
coining a new game design term, “pikmin trauma” this is when you start counting the player’s days and without ever implying consequences they will panic that something will come to kill them
rolled credits on blue prince 🙂↕️
May 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
rolled credits on blue prince 🙂↕️
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An old BMO I did for Earth Day I still like.
April 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
An old BMO I did for Earth Day I still like.
stumbled into a side of tiktok that has a long conspiracy about how geological formations are actually ancient dragons and I have to watch every video that pops up in my feed. They’ve introduced giant swords now.
April 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
stumbled into a side of tiktok that has a long conspiracy about how geological formations are actually ancient dragons and I have to watch every video that pops up in my feed. They’ve introduced giant swords now.
today I said goodbye to my wife for a couple months as she visits home :( we’re always such cry babies
April 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
today I said goodbye to my wife for a couple months as she visits home :( we’re always such cry babies
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April 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Hi friends it’s my 29th birthday today 😎🔥🎂
If you enjoy my art - I’d love it if you could rt and consider me for your next project if you need a (human!) artist. I have a ton of experience working with so many studios, companies, brands as a cover artist and poster artist. Thank you
If you enjoy my art - I’d love it if you could rt and consider me for your next project if you need a (human!) artist. I have a ton of experience working with so many studios, companies, brands as a cover artist and poster artist. Thank you
April 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hi friends it’s my 29th birthday today 😎🔥🎂
If you enjoy my art - I’d love it if you could rt and consider me for your next project if you need a (human!) artist. I have a ton of experience working with so many studios, companies, brands as a cover artist and poster artist. Thank you
If you enjoy my art - I’d love it if you could rt and consider me for your next project if you need a (human!) artist. I have a ton of experience working with so many studios, companies, brands as a cover artist and poster artist. Thank you
when you work in games you’ll be watching a livestream and suddenly your boss’s boss’s boss shows up on screen with no warning and you yelp out of fear and confusion
April 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
when you work in games you’ll be watching a livestream and suddenly your boss’s boss’s boss shows up on screen with no warning and you yelp out of fear and confusion
Actually in general I feel like fanart as a pillar of fandom has fallen much farther from where it used to be. Maybe it’s just my niches or maybe it was tumblr’s system but man it used to be much more core to the ecosystem
March 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Actually in general I feel like fanart as a pillar of fandom has fallen much farther from where it used to be. Maybe it’s just my niches or maybe it was tumblr’s system but man it used to be much more core to the ecosystem
Was talking on the other site about how kpop fanart as a niche is dead and I’m curious if it can live on other sites. I feel like half of it *is* a site problem, but the other half is just. how fandom has changed.
March 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Was talking on the other site about how kpop fanart as a niche is dead and I’m curious if it can live on other sites. I feel like half of it *is* a site problem, but the other half is just. how fandom has changed.