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Rogue Company - Lead Designer

Hi-Rez Studios is looking to hire a Lead Designer to join our Rogue Company team. Our ideal candidate has experience in Character Design, Combat and Weapon Design, Mechanics, Levels, and is familiar with Systems Design.

At Hi-Rez, you will have an opportunity to be part of an innovative environment that embraces new and different ideas. We are a passionate and enthusiastic bunch who love video games. We have incredibly talented individuals who are empowered to create, & challenged to learn. All of this means more opportunities for you to unleash your energy, collaboration, and dedication.

What our Lead Game Designers do:

• Collaborate and take direction from the Stakeholders to take ideas from concept to completion.
• Mentor, level up, and lead your team.
• Work within Unreal Engine 4.
• Plan projects with company and development team stakeholders.
• Constantly solve customer problems with innovative solutions.
• Research and present high level gameplay pitches for Characters, Weapons, and Game Modes.
• Ensure alignment is established.

Who we are looking for:

• 3-5+ years of applicable experience
• Self-motivated, well organized, and humble.
• Excellent cross discipline communication skills that allow you to hone in what is needed.
• Experience with creating Weapons, Character Abilities, and Game Modes.
• Passion for online multiplayer shooters and design.
• Experience using Unreal Engine 4.
• Experience with rapid prototyping.

Extra Points:

• Profound understanding of competitive shooter titles.
• Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of Free-To-Play games.
• Prior experience working on a Free-to-Play or Games-as-a-service title.
• Prior experience working on a Shooter title.
• Understand scripting languages and/or visual scripting languages such as Kismet or Blueprint.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to break down problems.
• Strong communication, both verbal and written, to interact with the community.