Experience
12+ years
Nikhil Tiwari
Head of Design / Creative Excellence / Product Experience
Bengaluru, India
Design and creative leader with 12+ years turning narrative, systems thinking, and interactive concepts into consumer-facing products. I build teams, raise design quality, and shape the systems and workflows that help ideas move from concept to high-quality shipped experiences.
Leadership
12-person team
Portfolio range
games / product / web3
Contact
PhoneAvailable on request
Education
DSK Supinfogame Rubica
Masters in Game Design & Production Management
Mar 2011 - May 2013
Arena Animation
Diploma in Game Art & Design
Mar 2010 - Feb 2011
G.S. College of Commerce
B.Com in Economics
Mar 2008 - Jun 2010
Strengths
Creative leadershipDesign systemsExperience designProduct conceptsTeam coachingProcess improvementInteractive storytelling
Interests
- +Play, storytelling, and consumer-facing product expression
- +Design systems and scalable product foundations
- +AI-assisted creative and production workflows
- +Creative workshops, co-creation, and team alignment
- +Interactive products that balance joy, clarity, and craft
- +Worldbuilding, games, and interactive fiction
Career Timeline
Arcade Fury
Co-founder / Creative Director
- +Led a multidisciplinary team of up to 12 across concept development, product direction, launches, and creative execution.
- +Translated narrative and product vision into interactive consumer-facing concepts while building systems that helped ideas move from exploration to delivery.
ONMO / OnMobile
Creative Head / Game Content Lead
- +Helped move ONMO from concept to a live gaming product used by millions, working across product, content, operations, and publishing.
- +Built creative systems and AI-assisted workflows that improved quality, consistency, and delivery across 56 games in 13 countries.
Hypernova Interactive
Project Manager
- +Managed cross-functional production and delivery across King, Paytm First Games, Hike, and Mega engagements.
- +Designed 200+ levels for Pyramid Solitaire Saga while coordinating reviews, scope, and stakeholder flow.
Flixy Games
Sr Game Designer / Producer
- +Built roadmaps, quality reviews, and production plans across games and fantasy sports product tracks.
- +Contributed UI / UX direction and player-facing product quality improvements in systems-heavy environments.
GSN Games
Game Designer
- +Created monthly themes, meta loops, and mini-game mechanics for Video Bingo live ops releases.
Kapuchin Games
Game Designer
- +Designed systems, progression, balancing, and documentation across Arkonauts and Rash Riders.
Epoch 360 Pvt Ltd
Consultant Designer / 3D Art
- +Built VR property showcases in Unity, covering 3D modelling, texturing, lighting, and rendering.
Sanctified Solutions LLC
Designer / Artist
- +Led PM and optimization work for an interactive Unity art-book app across design, documentation, testing, and media prep.
Early Career Internships
Design Intern
- +Built early foundations in puzzles, levels, missions, rewards, progression, prototyping, and documentation.