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Lead Designer (FPS Game)

Demiurge Studios is seeking an experienced, highly motivated Lead Designer to join our growing team. You will be the first game designer on an amazing new cross-platform co-op FPS game with the unique opportunity to help shape this exciting new title.

Please note, relocation assistance to the greater Boston, MA area or remote work within the United States may be available for this role.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Play a key role in defining, maintaining and communicating the creative vision for a new first-person shooter game, ensuring a thrilling player experience.
• Collaborate with an agile, cross-functional team to implement that game vision.
• Drive gameplay, systems and content design through all development phases by providing both high-level direction and hands-on design implementation.
• Solve creative & technical challenges that require navigating ambiguity and production constraints.
• Exemplify proven game design practices to the team and mentor junior designers to help them level up.

Qualifications:

• Experience designing & developing shooter games, with a deep understanding of player motivations and behaviors.
• Extensive experience as a game designer who has worked on complete production cycles from concept to ship.
• Hands-on, in-engine experience developing a successful action combat game.
• Experience using Unreal/Blueprint to rapidly prototype gameplay.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey designs clearly.
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to deliver high-quality designs on time.
• Experience mentoring other game designers.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

A steadily growing game production studio located in Boston, MA. Developing games is our passion and we bring over 20 years of expertise to our projects. The teams at Demiurge build fun, accessible games like our hit, Marvel Puzzle Quest. We also provide co-development services to larger, best-in-industry games such as Hearthstone Battlegrounds, Bioshock, Rock Band, and Mass Effect. Now is a great time to join Demiurge, as we are about to begin development on our next hit game!

Demiurge Studios is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, or Veteran status. Demiurge Studios also makes workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities or special needs.

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