All Episodes

April 26, 2021 92 mins

In episode 7, Jeff Junio, a Lead Game Designer for Jam City in Carlsbad, CA, talks about what's it like building major free to play mobile games, how he approaches hiring and managing, how to sustain for over 30 years in this industry, and working at Rockstar San Diego on Midnight Club L.A, and more.

 

Chapters:

(00:00) Who is Jeff Junio?

(04:07) Studying in Seattle

(07:42) The Marathon Runner

(15:06) Longevity & Mobile Game Development

(32:25) Being a Lead Designer

(46:23) Living Your Best Life

(53:15) Interviewing & Hiring Advice

(01:01:23) Working at Rockstar Games

(01:24:04) Jeff Junio Part 2

(01:28:20) John's Final Thoughts

More Info:

Connect with Jeff Junio on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-junio-85687a1/

Follow Jeff Junio on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jefe_june/

Jeff's Moby Games Credits - https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,402167/

Follow John Diaz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elkingpin

To be a guest book a meeting here: https://calendly.com/outofplayarea/preshow

Connect with us http://outofplayarea.com

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Spooky Podcasts from iHeartRadio
Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.