Game Designer

We are a creative first video game developer with a retro ethos and a culture of innovation. Since 2017, we’ve boasted a 90%+ retention rate for our team members. We think that this indicates a proven track record to promote from within, elevate team members with professional development opportunities, and create a work environment that is fulfilling on several levels.

Our company culture is built around core creative and people-first values. We invite the strongest cat soldiers from all corners of the world to come play, battle, and create with us. Your quest starts here.

We’re looking for full-time roles to sit at the center of our growing team. We pride ourselves on being deeply collaborative, and are considering all experience levels from hobbyist and superfan to veteran.

Do you have a love for gaming, cats, and people? Come help us manage and launch new player experiences, and shape the culture of game publishing.

• Good communication and organization skills
• Polished interpersonal skills that put people first while meeting objectives
• No previous production work necessary, but being organized, proactive, and empathetic is a must
• Ability to work with teams with a wide range of backgrounds and ways to collaborate
• Open-minded taste in games encouraged
• Candidates from underrepresented groups strongly encouraged to apply

Come explore our culture, food, and sports in a region where you can own a home with your salary. Lay new roots in an old city that’s welcoming and packed with personality.

How do I apply?

Email your resume to using the button below to sir.meowface@megacatstudios.com.

Can I apply if there aren’t any openings for the discipline I’m most skilled at?

Yes! We receive applications when we’re casting a wider net, but more often than not we are using our existing Applicant Pool, referrals, and local games professors throughout Pittsburgh for candidates.

What can I do to make a stronger impact with my application?

Commercial experience and genre expertise is more important to us than anything else. When you’re earlier in your career, showing is better than telling: hobbyist, academic projects, and links that we can explore tell the best story.

Do I need a games resume or a certain degree to apply?

Not necessarily! Several of our strongest cats have backgrounds in healthcare, finance, or even construction. What they all share is a unified passion for gaming, a work ethic that feels catty, and the goal of building a career in gaming.

FUNDAMENTALS OF BEING CATTY

Your integrity is fundamental to your character. You’re curious, decisive, and bring more hustle than talk to each project. You take initiative, perpetually seek new knowledge, and aim to emulate best practices from experts within and outside of the studio and incorporate them into your work. You treat your team with respect, and make an effort to elevate others as we raise the pixel tides. You have a passion for gaming that excites those around you, and pushes you to hone your skills further. You understand how your work affects your team as well as the experience you are building. You are player-centric, and want to build a legacy for yourself, and cats globally, that we can be proud of.

You value communication, relationships and growth. You are people-oriented, love collaborating in a team environment, and can work outside of your comfort zone. You can think big, move fast, and you’re comfortable challenging the old ways.

GAME DESIGNER

Translate high-level product goals and customer insights from comparable products into fun mechanics in collaboration with the team. Engage in playtesting, interpreting focus group feedback, and stay abreast with industry trends within genres we are actively developing. Work with directors, designers, programmers, artists, animators and other production teams to create a strong culture of consistency and internal hype that infects our fans with the happiness they deserve.