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Senior Game Designer
2 years ago
Turtle Rock Studios is looking for a talented and passionate Senior Game Designer to join our Back 4 Blood team and help make awesome experiences! The job will require working closely with multi-disciplined teams to create great gameplay experiences for humans and zombies alike.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Lead Game Designer and team to create and improve a fun and rewarding gameplay loop
- Collaborate with other designers and engineering to detail the specifics of gameplay systems and solve gameplay issues day-to-day
- Tune and balance gameplay values using telemetry and player feedback
- Tune and balance AI: designing abilities, tuning abilities, setting up animations, and adjusting timings/distances.
- Be able to communicate with all departments effectively and maintain high level documentation related to systems and features owned by the Design team
- Playtest with the studio and the design team to review and develop the game
- Be open to feedback and participate in open discussions regarding game mechanics and balance
Requirements
- Love of games: specifically FPS and ARPG titles as well as cooperative games.
- Ability to describe and breakdown gameplay components
- Experience scripting for gameplay systems and working with AI
- 5+ years experience in a Game Design role with one or more shipped titles on multiple platforms
- Creativity and strong sense of pacing
- Solid math and problem solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferences
- Experience in UE4 and Blueprint
- Knowledge of game design theory, tools pipelines
- Familiarity with development tools such as Perforce, JIRA, and Confluence
Benefits
Some of the benefits and perks our employees get to enjoy, include:
- Competitive salary
- 100% healthcare coverage
- 401k matching
- Profit Sharing Plan
- Generous time off
- Flexible spending accounts
- Career Improvement Program
- Pet friendly office
- Fully stocked kitchens, sponsored food trucks, and more
- Discounts on products and services
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