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Senior Designer

3 weeks, 5 days ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Game Developer
Design and User Experience
Perforce Prototyping
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Ghost Story Games

Ghost Story Games

Ghost Story Games is dedicated to creating immersive, narrative-driven video games that challenge players both in gameplay and storytelling, drawing on the expertise of its founders from the renowned Irrational Games.

Internet Software & Services
10K-50K
Founded 2017
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Description

  • Own the design, prototyping, and iteration of one or more core gameplay systems, including player mechanics, world simulation, and/or AI.
  • Lead and coordinate interdisciplinary sub-teams to implement and balance gameplay features from initial design through final polish.
  • Write, revise, and provide feedback on internal design documentation, feature specifications, and implementation guides.
  • Collaborate with the design team to integrate systems into level gameplay and maintain balance across multiple gameplay systems.
  • Iterate, balance, and tune gameplay features based on feedback from design leads, QA, and playtesting.
  • Work holistically across level design, gameplay pacing, and global balance to improve moment-to-moment gameplay.
  • Deconstruct high-level gameplay systems into technical details, features, and tasks for implementation.
  • Work independently to diagnose and solve problems while delivering on schedule and deadlines.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of design experience on PC or console games in a systems design capacity.
  • Experience working on projects through the entire production cycle, from concepting through ship.
  • Strong design and scripting skills, with Unreal 4 experience preferred.
  • Ability to work independently, solve problems, manage schedule demands, and deliver to deadlines.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
  • Familiarity with highly systemic games with procedural elements.
  • Experience designing shooters, immersive sims, and/or action RPGs.
  • Experience with Perforce or similar source control solutions.
  • Willingness to watch Ken Levine’s GDC talk as part of the application process.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary range of $107,100 to $158,520 per year in Massachusetts.
  • Bonus and/or equity awards may be included in the total compensation package.
  • Full range of medical benefits.
  • Full range of financial benefits.
  • Other benefits may be available for regular roles, with details provided in an offer of employment.

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