Senior Videogame Designer

Job Description:

• Design gameplay, systems, mechanics, maps, and levels for narrative-driven RPG videogames
• Guide the design of gameplay systems and mechanics, including unit balancing and in-game economy
• Design and implement game levels and missions, including mission objectives and level layouts
• Support integration of art and narrative assets in Unity
• Preside over design meetings and document game designs and requirements
• Collaborate with development, engineering, writing, art, testing, and management teams
• Communicate needed mechanics to Engineering
• Maintain outstanding UX quality and champion intuitive onboarding experiences
• Participate in internal game testing and feedback
• Communicate progress and problems, define deliverables, and help set project timelines and expectations
• Identify and resolve user experience issues
• Identify analytics instrumentation opportunities and interpret analytics data to improve UX
• Work during core hours of 9:30 AM-4:30 PM Pacific and attend relevant team meetings
• Collaborate with international partners during occasional late evenings, nights, or early mornings
• Occasional travel may be expected

Requirements:

• 10+ years of professional videogame design experience
• Must have successfully shipped at least one videogame in a Senior Designer role
• Experience across the full lifecycle of game development: concept, design, prototype, production, content creation, testing, polish, launch, and support
• Strong understanding of combat and travel systems and mechanics and level design best practices
• Expert proficiency in Unity
• Experience integrating and implementing narrative within gameplay
• Experience with professional narrative authoring tools such as Articy, Arcweave, or Pixel Crushers
• Understanding of developing games for PC and console
• Strong written, visual, and verbal English communication and presentation skills
• Experience applying UML in design
• Proficiency in Atlassian Jira and Confluence
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visio
• Ability to work remotely using collaboration tools
• Ergonomic and secure workspace separate from personal activities and roommates during work hours
• Must reside within UTC-4 to UTC-8 timezones
• Must be authorized to work in the USA or Canada
• H-1B transfers and sponsorships are not available
• Bonus: proficiency with Adobe, Blender, 3ds Max, Adobe XD, or Figma

Benefits:

• Remote work
• Contract-to-hire or full-time employee option
• Occasional travel opportunities
• Collaboration with international teams
• Opportunity to grow within the videogame industry