Game Designer

5 Years ago • 3-5 Years

Game Design

Job Description

The Game Designer will be responsible for designing novel interactive elements for virtual reality stories. This includes designing digital experiences, providing detailed specifications and prototypes, facilitating game-play testing, collaborating with artists and engineers, and managing bug and feature lists. The ideal candidate will have experience in game design, prototyping, and collaborating with designers from various backgrounds. A passion for visual design and a strong interest in AR/VR are also essential. The role involves creating immersive experiences within the artistic medium of virtual reality, requiring a blend of creativity, technical understanding, and collaborative skills. The designer will need to work closely with a team to bring these visions to life.

Good To Have:

Experience prototyping in Unreal Engine or Unity.
Some knowledge of game-play programming.
Experience developing for virtual reality.

Must Have:

3-5 years of game design experience.
Experience shipping interactive projects.
Experience with 3D animation and interactivity.
Experience collaborating with designers.
Passion for visual design and new methods.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Avid interest in Augmented and Virtual Reality.

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Penrose Studios crafts ground-breaking immersive stories, and needs your help building a platform for this new artistic medium. We need a game designer to design novel interactive elements for our virtual reality stories that immerse viewers in our worlds.

Responsibilities

Design digital experiences and interaction techniques with the end user and narrative components in mind.
Provide detailed specifications and/or prototypes of interactive elements.
Facilitate and participate in game-play testing, and use results to drive design.
Collaborate with artists and engineers to achieve the desired style.
Maintain bug and feature lists, and work with project management to determine priority.

Requirements

3-5 years of professional experience in game design or related field.
Experience shipping interactive projects.
Experience with prototyping and combining complex 3D animation with interactivity.
Experience collaborating with designers from different backgrounds
Passion for visual design and learning new methods of designing digital experiences
Strong interpersonal skills and outstanding communication skills.
Avid interest in the possibilities of Augmented and Virtual Reality.