Courses taught:
- Capstone I
- Games 101
Jess Haskins is a game editor and narrative designer living in Brooklyn. She holds an MFA in Design & Technology from Parsons School of Design and a BA from Bard College. She is proprietor of The Game Editors, a boutique editorial, consulting, and voiceover production studio. She teaches game design at the NYU Game Center and has taught classes at Parsons and Playcrafting.
With her partner Francisco González, she is co-writer of the adventure games Rosewater and Lamplight City. Other credits include Hiveswap and Guns of Icarus as writer/designer, and The Longing, Coral Island, PRIM, and Foolish Mortals as editor.
Jess served as chair of the IGDA NYC chapter from 2015–2020, and she remains an active community organizer and advocate. She hosts the long-running monthly NYC Indie Games Social, now in its second decade, and serves on the Joint Council of her union, ACT-UAW Local 7902. Her work centers on worldbuilding with intention, forging inclusive communities, and advancing interactive storytelling.
Web: jesshaskins.com