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Senior Combat Designer
1 year ago
IO Interactive is embarking on a new journey - into the world of emergent multi-player on a unique unannounced project that we believe will shape the future for years to come of both our studio and the relationships we’ve built with our players.
When it comes to designing this new console project, we are seeking an experienced Combat Designer to join our team.
As a Senior Combat Designer at IO Interactive, you will:
- Develop and oversee the player's combat mechanics, weapons and abilities.
- Drive core combat systems such as camera and enemies.
- Work closely with animators, gameplay programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement combat features.
- Take designs through a full development cycle from concept to release.
- Use metrics, player feedback, and a multitude of diverse analytics to improve and refine the design over time.
Who you are
- You have gained experience as a Combat Designer on multiple titles for at least 5 years.
- During your career, you have shipped at least one AAA game where you were heavily involved in, or in charge of, player combat mechanics and abilities.
- You have experience with visual scripting languages (Blueprint, Node Graphs, and so on).
- You have a passion for, and deep understanding of, third-person combat mechanics and have thoroughly played a wide variety of different titles.
- You like working with hands-on prototypes.
- You are comfortable with providing and receiving constructive criticism.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- You are self-motivated and take initiative.
Who we are:
We are a team, above all. If you join our studio, expect to be encouraged, listened to, and have your efforts and insightful impact recognized and valued. We take pride in the friendly haven we built at IOI, and we expect you to take part in cultivating that. We are also highly international, with people from over 30 nationalities working in both our Copenhagen, Barcelona, and Malmö studios.
We also have a reputation for being a very friendly workplace with highly talented people. That is why the members we welcome in our team never fail to integrate and are supported, valued, and listened to at all steps. We dedicate ourselves to quality and have fun while doing it. We welcome you to join us and do the same.
The position is open in our Copenhagen, Malmö and Barcelona studios, and we will take your location preference into consideration. We welcome candidates from all over the world, providing relocation support.
Please send us a motivational letter telling us why IO Interactive and you would be a perfect match. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
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