TL;DR
Senior Game Designer (Unreal Engine 5): Developing features and content for a sci-fi, first-person action game with an accent on brainstorming, documentation, implementation, and gameplay tuning/balancing. Focus on resolving implementation issues, testing new features, and aligning with project goals while working collaboratively within Unreal Engine 5.
Location: Remote within Canada
Salary: $115,000–$130,000 a year
Company
Blackbird Interactive is an independent game studio working on world-class IPs and original creations across multiple platforms and genres.
What you will do
- Design, prototype, and implement game content in Unreal Engine, collaborating with other disciplines.
- Provide documentation and ongoing guidance for feature implementation.
- Understand, interpret, and execute on project direction and goals.
- Resolve implementation issues and gameplay bugs.
- Assist in testing new features to provide design feedback.
Requirements
- 5-6 years of Game Design experience.
- Experience building content (levels & scripting) in Unreal Engine 5.
- Experience prototyping via Blueprints in Unreal 5.
- Ability to think logically with a high level of attention to detail.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to convey abstract concepts.
Nice to have
- Experience with procedural generation systems.
- Experience with highly-systemic gameplay.
- Experience designing for multiplayer.
- Interest in single-player games.
- Art or Creative Writing skills.
- Ability to understand and communicate in technical language.