Systems Designer – Boston, MA, USA
Looking for talented, experienced game designers to help craft the experience on our next big project.
We are looking for systems designers who can hit the ground running. We expect you to be able iterate on all aspects of the core combat experience, be it the player package or the behavior of AIs and how they impact the user experience. You should be able to identify major gaps in the gameplay and conceive of creative solutions that will blow gamers’ minds. No applicants will be considered who aren’t able to demonstrate they’ve got the skills to take real ownership of major game features and bring them to the highest standards of industry polish.
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for conceiving, documenting and tuning many central game systems, such as weaponry, AI, and resource economies. Additionally, you will be required to work with our design tools to implement those mechanics and tune them relentlessly. This position requires you to coordinate with artists and programmers to create an experience that is second to none in the industry.
You must be familiar with the current state of the art in game design across a wide range of genres on both PC and console. You must be capable of analyzing and critiquing game designs and levels.
Finally, there are a wide variety of miscellaneous other tasks associated with this position such as speaking at conferences, working on game documentation and manuals and occasional PR duties.
Required Experience and Skills:
This position requires a real talent for creative problem solving, the ability to internalize technical systems quickly, and a serious attention to detail. You will be required to work with the team on a constant basis, both to sell your vision for how game systems should work and also to glean from your fellow designers how abstract systems affect their gameplay when rubber meets the road. This necessarily implies terrific communication skills. You must be your own worst critic and a constant advocate for improvement.
Above all we are looking for somebody with enthusiasm, passion and the desire to create combat experiences that are going blow gamers out of the water.
When Applying for this Position:
Please remember to include video, screenshots, or save game files that illustrate game-defining features that you created in the past. Game design documents, writing samples and/or game analysis should be submitted as appropriate. To be considered for this position you must submit salary requirements.