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Online Game Designer

Job Description

As an Online Game Designer at Ubisoft Winnipeg, you'll be the creative energy behind a specific set of game systems and mechanics. You provide players with tools to build unique gameplay experiences and opportunities to make meaningful choices.

You will be working on an upcoming live service game and supporting it through launch and post launch. Your focus will be the online features that support single and multiplayer gameplay, to help players connect and communicate with each other, and to support a healthy competitive experience for all players. An Online Game Designer has an eye for technical details and data, and can communicate well with other designers and online programmers.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain features aligned with the creative and game directions (e.g. grouping and invites, player ranking, matchmaking, sanctions and reporting, voice chat, crossplay, and more)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate your assigned features.
• Adapt to the needs of a live service game over multiple seasons.
• Design new online features to support the game and the community.
• Create and maintain design documentation that will guide interdependent teams.
• Work on projects of your own initiative through our innovation Jams.

Qualifications

As an Online Game Designer, you're resourceful, technically minded, and a problem solver who can clearly explain their thought process. You bring a collaborative and empathetic spirit to all your work and value great communication. You are already a proactive and effective game designer who can complete their own mandates and anticipate issues. Besides this, we’re looking for someone aligned with our studio’s core values and the following skills and experience:

• At least 3 years of experience in video game production or related experience
• Post-secondary education in game design or similar would be an asset
• Experience with game engines (e.g. Unity or Unreal) and productivity software (word processors, spreadsheets, etc.)
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• A solid understanding of online and live service games already on the market - you play regularly to identify trends and use critical thinking to understand the decision-making process behind live updates.

The Studio

Ubisoft Winnipeg is a technology studio with a unique mission: develop new technologies that will change the way we build video game worlds. We are the only Ubisoft studio focused on exploring the unknown to develop technology that empowers game creators at studios around the world to build even better, more immersive worlds across our major brands.

Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving gamechanging challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

What to send our way

• Your CV, highlighting your education, experience, and skills, and anything else (examples of projects) you think we might find helpful.
• A real live person will review your application, in this case Carolina. While we’re doing that, get to know our studio and our team a bit more.