Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio creating narrative-driven experiences rooted in immersive world building and gameplay. The company is seeking a remote Senior Designer to own, prototype, implement, balance, and tune core gameplay systems for its project Judas while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and maintaining overall gameplay balance.
Responsibilities
- Primary ownership for the design, prototyping and fostering of one or more core gameplay systems, including player mechanics, world simulation and / or AI
- Lead, coordinate and participate in collaborative, interdisciplinary sub-teams to implement and balance gameplay features from initial design to final polish
- Author, revise and provide feedback on internal design documentation, including feature specifications and implementation guides
- Collaborate with the design team to incorporate systems into level gameplay and maintain overall balance between multiple gameplay systems
- Continually iterate, balance and tune features and gameplay based on feedback from design leads, QA and playtesting
Skills
- 10+ years of design experience on PC or console games in a systems design capacity
- Have worked on projects throughout the entire production cycle, from concepting through ship
- Ability to work independently to diagnose and solve problems; to work within a schedule; and to deliver effectively to deadlines
- Excellent communication, collaboration, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Familiarity with highly systemic games with procedural elements
- Experience with design for shooters, immersive sims and/or action RPGs
- Experience with Perforce or similar source control solutions
- Strong skills in design/scripting (Unreal 4 experience preferred)
Benefits
- The total compensation package for employees in regular roles may also include a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Temporary or intern roles will not be eligible for many of these payments or benefits.
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