Senior Game Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +25 more states.

📋 Description

• Serve as the main design liaison for external partner studios.

• Lead the conceptualization, documentation, and overarching vision for levels and gameplay experiences.

• Oversee the development and refinement of pipelines, processes, and tools.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams to meet end-user experience objectives.

• Model best practices in grey-boxing, pacing, layout design, scripting, and gameplay execution.

• Initiate testing, debugging, level performance assessment, streaming, and optimization strategies.

• Drive the vision for environmental storytelling, world-building, tone, setting, and art props.

• Act as an advocate for the discipline and take ownership of specific project mandates.

• Provide high-level mentorship to Associate and Core designers.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in game development.

• Proven experience on at least 3 released titles.

• Outstanding ability to resolve highly complex, cross-disciplinary challenges.

• Expertise in virtual environments, pacing, flow, immersion, player motivation, and aesthetics.

• Demonstrated leadership in cross-disciplinary collaboration.

• Excellent active communication abilities.

• Deep understanding of technical concepts and systemic game design.

• Advanced proficiency with Unreal Engine and its development environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off (PTO).

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and daycare.

• 401k plan with company matching.

• Life and Disability insurance coverage.

• Technology stipend provided.

• Paid sick leave.

• Commuter benefits.

• Paid company holidays and office closures.