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Game Designer

As a Game Designer, you will be responsible for developing game concepts and systems that fulfill the vision of the Game Director and the Lead Game Designer.

You will work closely with people from other departments such as System Design and UI to design and implement the needed features to create the desired gameplay experience.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of game features, from initial designs to final implementation.
• Run sanity check on game feature ideas with relevant stakeholders to get an overview for dependencies, restrictions and possibilities.
• Create and maintain designs and game concepts.
• Work with other departments to ensure all required resources are scheduled and delivered.
• Participate in testing to iterate, balance and tune gameplay features.

Requirements

• 2+ years as a Game Designer in the video games industry.
• 1 or more shipped AAA titles on PC or Console, preferably a FPS.
• Strong knowledge of the principles of game design theory.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to create high level design documentation and game concepts.
• Deep passion for gaming, preferably FPS sandbox games.
• Willing to relocate to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Pluses

• Technically-minded and scripting experience.
• Experience in working with macros in MS Office.
• Experience with any game engine (preferably CRYENGINE).

Your professional development is important to us, so we have laid out a career plan to help you progress towards your goals and objectives.

To help you get settled, we provide you with a fully furnished company apartment during your first three months in Frankfurt.*

We offer a relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family.

You can expect extensive assistance with visa, work permits, and communication with authorities during the relocation process, as well as help settling into Germany (e.g. setting up appointments with banks, government agencies, schools, landlords, finding apartments etc.).*

Discover Frankfurt by bus, tram and metro – free of charge.*

A healthy body is a healthy mind. We offer a membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First in Germany. Work out, join group fitness classes, or relax in the wellness facilities.

We truly embody diversity at Crytek. With employees from over 42 different countries, we define ourselves by our cultural diversity.

Understanding the local culture will make your stay abroad more enjoyable, and Crytek supports that by offering German language courses for you and your family.

Join us on our exciting company events, including new starter breakfasts, summer and winter parties, our annual trip to Gamescom in Cologne, and many more!*

We are all gamers: stay connected and play games with your colleagues at our remote gaming parties.

At our Frankfurt office you can enjoy 24 days of vacation per year, and every 2 years you get 1 more (up to a maximum of 28 days). You will also have on average 10 public holidays on top of the days you take off. If you are working from another country, local standards apply.

*only applicable to employees in Frankfurt.