Senior Technical Combat Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Develop and balance bosses and enemies utilizing Unreal Engine.

• Take ownership of at least two combat characters or equivalent systems.

• Design attacks comprehensively, including animation integration, hitbox timing, cancel windows, hit reactions, i-frames, and telegraphs.

• Enhance combat variety and elevate the overall combat experience through iterative hands-on balancing.

• Apply animation principles related to weight, timing, anticipation, and clarity.

• Create or modify animations and incorporate them into gameplay.

• Troubleshoot combat and animation issues using frame data, startup/active/recovery times, hitstop, input buffering, and cancel windows.

• Implement combat systems using Unreal Blueprints, Behavior Trees, Animation Blueprints, state machines, blend spaces, montages, and animation notifies.

• Utilize Niagara to prototype combat effects and visual responses.

• Collaborate with engineering, animation, VFX, and design teams to troubleshoot and iterate on gameplay.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in designing and implementing combat for video games, including ownership of 2 or more combat characters or equivalent systems.

• Deep understanding of animation principles and the essence of combat feel.

• Practical experience with Unreal Engine, particularly with Blueprints, Behavior Trees, Animation Blueprints, and related animation systems.

• Experience in third-person combat, fighting games, shooters, or other combat-centered titles.

• Capability to create or modify animations using tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, Blender, or similar software.

• Familiarity with combat frame data, hitstop, input buffering, cancel windows, hit reactions, and i-frames.

• Basic knowledge of C++ and comfort in using AI-assisted coding tools to aid gameplay implementation.

• Ability to work autonomously, take ownership of your craft, and drive solutions to challenges.

• Candidates must be available to align with the CEST team's working hours.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• A vibrant, multicultural, and enjoyable work environment.

• Opportunity to work with the world's leading provider of game services.

• Regular opportunities for career progression.

• Remote freelance contract.