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Game Designer - Remote Contract
4 years ago
Filament Games seeks experienced game design contractors. Game Designers take the helm on specific learning game projects, serving as both Lead Designer and Client Advocate.
A Game Designer must be able to:
- Draft and present game design documentation
- Write and edit narrative content
- Work with developers on data integration
- During game production, Game Designers test new features, provide feedback, and work with clients to clarify their goals and expectations.
Responsibilities
- Act as Lead Designer and Client Advocate on assigned projects
- Test new features, provide feedback, and work with clients to clarify their goals and
- expectations
- Represent client goals and advocate for client perspective during internal meetings
- Provide estimates to the production team
- Create and build gameplay systems and scenarios for projects
- Lead and participate in playtests and design reviews
- Draft and present game design documentation, wireframes, storyboards and prototypes
- Write and edit narrative content
- Work with Developers on design problems, content creation, and data integration
- Perform research and draft summary reports on research
- Travel occasionally to observe in-classroom playtests
- Respond to QA and design issues in development and real-time environments
- Other design work as needed
Experience:
- Bachelors or beyond in relevant field, or equivalent experience
- A strong portfolio of design documentation that clearly explains mechanics for a game or games, ideally with a serious or educational purpose
- A strong portfolio of game titles (not necessarily digital) with collaborative or sole responsibility for design and design documentation
- Experience and passion for creating design-centric games, ideally serious or learning games
- Knowledge of game balancing and pacing
- Experience and skill in communication and collaborative problem solving
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