Associate Game Designer, Technical

What You Will Do

• Prototyping, implementing, and owning gameplay scenarios, narrative sequences, interactive objects, and AI behaviors
• Collaborating with the Design team to conceptualize, prototype, implement, tune, and balance gameplay mechanics and systems
• Communicating with animation, programming, and art departments to effectively produce the assets and code support required for the areas you’re owning

What Skills Will You Use

• Significant programming ability (Computer Science undergraduate degree preferred)
• Knowledge of 3D math
• Experience with C++, C#, Lua, or other scripting language
• Broad understanding of gaming landscape
• Self-starter with excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Willingness to take design direction when offered, brainstorm, iterate and come up with fun and creative solutions

Bonus Skills

• Experience developing third-person action games
• Understanding of narrative principles, and conveying emotion through gameplay
• Experience with the following areas of design: Behavior Trees, Melee Combat Systems, Character animation, Enemy & boss design

Pay

The estimated base pay range for this role is $37—$50 USD per hour.