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Technical Game Designer
1 year ago
Your mission
We are Vertigo Studios, the largest VR developer in the world and part of the Embracer Group, the largest group of developers in the world. With multiple AAA titles in the pipeline at our Rotterdam branch, we are looking to add a team member who has a great affinity with the player experience and can collaborate across disciplines to make craft game-play that showcases the game's mechanics, characters and setting to make memories that stay with the player. Ideally you have experience of designing for immersive entertainment and can demonstrate an understanding of the challenges of directing the player's attention to the right place at the right time.
Are you seeking a role that offers fantastic opportunity for creative expression and collaboration? Then please apply!
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Generate novel game design ideas and solutions in support of the project’s vision.
- Design and communicate game mechanics and complex systems.
- Proactively plan and manage your workload and dependencies in the short and medium term.
- Prototype and implement robust and scalable mechanics and systems in Unity using C# and proprietary tools.
- Collect and analyze data to create options that can methodically drive design decision making.
- Share your design knowledge and passion with junior team members, striving to elevate their skills and confidence.
- Work autonomously in multidisciplinary teams.
Your profile
Bonus points for
- Experience with designing for VR.
- Enemy-and-or combat design.
- Game mechanics design experience at feature level for at least 1 console/PC action-adventure title.
- Strong affinity with puzzle design.
We offer
- A company culture that values a healthy work-life balance.
- Room to learn, grow and share your creative input.
- Flexible working hours.
- Pension plan (50% own contribution, 50% paid by employer).
- Free train commuting when living outside of Rotterdam.
- The latest VR hardware and titles which you can borrow and take home.
- Health benefits such as fresh fruit at the office.
- Office with a panoramic view, located in the city center of Rotterdam.
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