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Senior Game Designer

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