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Senior Game Designer
Posted:
about 3 years
Design
Full-Time
A career at New World Interactive is about being part of a team working on some of the world's most creative FPS games. When you join NWI you would be welcomed into a friendly, inclusive environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the industry's most talented people.
As a Senior Game Designer, you'll be the creative energy behind a specific set of game systems and mechanics. You will design compelling game systems, mechanics, and content through an iterative and hands-on process from conception to execution. You'll work with a team of programmers, artists, UX designers, producers to see their implementation.
What a Senior Game Designer will do:
- Pitch, design, and prototype core game systems via blueprints in Unreal Engine
- Create and maintain design documents, including feature specifications and implementation guidelines
- Supply team members with adequate design documentation, functional specifications, and relevant examples
- Implement, balance and bug fix gameplay features, overseeing them from concept to final implementation
- Contribute to, and delegate or lead, the design of all new features and metasystems
- Collaborate with the team to ensure the implementation of systems into actual gameplay, maintaining the overall balance between multiple gameplay systems.
- Work with the Creative Director to align on the product road map
If you’re interested, you’ll need these skills or experiences:
- 4+ years gaming industry experience
- Bachelor's degree in game design, computer science, or computer engineering
- Portfolio of sample projects
- Deep knowledge of Unreal Engine Blueprints
- Enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, the gaming industry
- Relevant certification in programming languages
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
Additional skills or experiences that will move you up in the stack-ranking for considerations are:
- Experience working on online FPS games
- Shipped at least one game on PC and preferably also on console platforms
- Experience working on multiplayer co-op games
- Project management training
- Familiarity with Diagrams.io and the ability to communicate information visually
- Experience with Confluence, Jira, Experience with Unreal Engine, Unreal Editor, and Blueprints
- Strong understanding of how to build gameplay systems around AI
- Critical thinker, who is both curious and resourceful
- Exceptional ability to organized workflows, and understands the difference between opportunities vs. capabilities
- Understanding of, and ability to balance project objectives with business objectives
Company Benefits
- Supplemental benefits for employees and their families
- Vision, Dental, Pharmaceutical, and more
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Flexible work location opportunities (Home & Studio)
- Educational allowance
- Personal development allowance
- Paid time off
- Annual Bonus Opportunities
About New World Interactive
New World Interactive
At New World, we believe in our team’s happiness. We respect the well-being of our teammates and believe healthy, happy, and passionate employees are the result of a best-in-class work environment.
We believe in inclusivity. We create an environment of safety where everyone feels like they belong. We value every team member for the skills they bring, regardless of their gender, demographics or community. We ensure everyone has the same opportunities for advancement.
We believe in teamwork. We appreciate the value that is created by every team member working together with trust, collaboration, responsibility, and accountability. We celebrate success.
We believe in creativity. We enjoy solving problems and trying new things. We rely on unique and varied perspectives to continuously improve. We promote autonomy within the team.
We believe in putting players first. We empathize with our players and keep the user experience and user impact at the forefront of our decision-making.
We believe in inclusivity. We create an environment of safety where everyone feels like they belong. We value every team member for the skills they bring, regardless of their gender, demographics or community. We ensure everyone has the same opportunities for advancement.
We believe in teamwork. We appreciate the value that is created by every team member working together with trust, collaboration, responsibility, and accountability. We celebrate success.
We believe in creativity. We enjoy solving problems and trying new things. We rely on unique and varied perspectives to continuously improve. We promote autonomy within the team.
We believe in putting players first. We empathize with our players and keep the user experience and user impact at the forefront of our decision-making.
Benefits
- Yearly week-long studio closure in December
- Unlimited PTO and Sick Days
- Continuing Education and Personal Development Benefits
- Extended Health Benefits (Drug, Vision, Dental, Specialists)
- Cost-of-living raises
- Bonus Program
New World is an equal opportunity employer. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by the Employment Equity Act in Canada.
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