Beamdog, the company behind the Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, and Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Editions, is looking for a Senior Combat Designer to help us craft exciting new titles!
Reporting to the Design Manager, Your knowledge of combat gameplay and systems will be invaluable as you work on new and exciting IP Development.
While many positions at Beamdog are open to remote work, we believe this position may be most effective in person. Beamdog may consider remote work for eligible applicants or, provide relocation assistance.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Drive implementation of a fun, intuitive and flexible PVE combat system
- Coordinate with the project director and design team to ensure consistency of execution for the project vision across it's combat systems
- Work with programmers, animators and fellow designers to develop and rapidly iterate on game's core PVE combat
- Write and maintain clear design documentation to be used outside the design department and work with the programming, animation, audio and effects teams on implementation
- Oversee play sessions, studying players and adjusting combat systems based on feedback
Core Skill Requirements:
- 5+ years experience in video game combat design working on a team of 10 or more
- Experience working with Unreal Engine 4 and Blueprint scripting
- Experience developing 1st person and melee combat gameplay
- Able to communicate technical aspects of design with programming teams
- Understanding of interdisciplinary dependencies and the ability to anticipate and proactively design around gameplay challenges
- Understanding of CRPG systems
About Us
Beamdog is a fantastic place to work with a friendly and creative atmosphere. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, we're a hardworking team of passionate game developers who love the games we work on. Since 2009, we’ve brought enhanced versions of classic Dungeons & Dragons games and exciting original content to fans new and old. We’re best known for bringing beloved isometric roleplaying games like Baldur’s Gate™ and Planescape: Torment™ back to life on desktop and tablets as Enhanced Editions. We love rich stories where players can chose their own journey and the communities that spring up around them. If you’re excited about storytelling games, Dungeons & Dragons, and classic RPGs, stick around! You haven’t seen anything yet!
We offer the following perks:
- Opportunity to work on and develop a new and exciting IP
- 2 weeks of flexible vacation plus a 2 week holiday closure per year
- Generous sick and personal days
- Flexible working hours
- NO CRUNCH policy
- RRSP Matching Program
- Vision, dental, and extended health benefits
- Health & wellness spending account
Diversity is fundamentally about valuing human differences and recognizing that a diverse group of people bring with them a diverse set of skills which is necessary to propel our company forward. Beamdog is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.