My Proposal & Background

Dear Anego Studios team,

I'm applying for the Frontend Developer position. Rather than sending a traditional CV, I decided to build what I'd actually do on the job — working prototypes of your redesigned web ecosystem.

I want to be completely transparent about who I am. I'm not a computer science graduate. I don't have a traditional frontend portfolio. What I have is 17 years of building things for the web, starting at age 13. I've spent my entire professional life creating and running my own niche websites — built from scratch, optimized for organic search, and monetized through Google AdSense. I've never worked for anyone else. At 18, I paid for a web development master's program and found I already knew most of what was being taught — I'm 99% self-taught. This path forced me to learn web design, content creation, SEO, analytics, and most importantly: how to think critically and strategically about every decision on a web page.

I should be honest about my tools. I've been building websites long before AI existed — but since it appeared, I've spent years refining my workflows to integrate it as an accelerator. I use AI (Claude, specifically) to speed up execution and complement my skills, not to replace my thinking or make decisions for me. I decide what to build, why to build it, how it should look, and whether it's good enough. The prototypes you're seeing are proof of that: every design choice, every strategic decision, every detail — that's mine. The AI helps me get there faster.

One more thing. What drives me to apply isn't the money — my profession has taken care of that. What drives me is passion. I'm a lifelong gamer looking for a project that genuinely excites me, and Vintage Story is that project. I wouldn't have spent days building this application if I didn't believe deeply in what this game can become. After 17 years doing the same work, I'm ready for something that challenges me and makes the hours fly by.

I'm applying for the Frontend Developer role, and I'd be honored to fill it. But I want to be candid: I see a bigger opportunity here, and I think you do too.

Vintage Story is an exceptional product. The depth of the gameplay, the quality of the world-building, and the love your team puts into every update — it shows. Your players know it. The reviews speak for themselves. But everything that surrounds the game — the web presence, the YouTube channel, the social media, the branding — doesn't match the quality of the game itself.

I've looked at your YouTube thumbnails: no two in a row share the same visual style. I've analyzed your main website's performance metrics: they're far below acceptable. I've studied your purchase page and I'm confident that just redesigning it could measurably increase your conversion rate — without changing the product at all. The game keeps getting better with every update, but the way it's presented to the world hasn't kept up.

I'm not saying I can fix all of this alone. I know when something needs a specialist — a professional brand designer for a proper logo, for instance. I built an initial brand system for these prototypes, and while I think it works, I know it's not at the level a dedicated brand professional would achieve. But I can see the full picture. I can identify what needs to improve, execute what's within my skills, and guide what requires external expertise.

I know Anego Studios has more projects in development. A versatile profile like mine — someone who thinks strategically, adapts fast, and genuinely cares — could add value across the studio, not just on one website.