Game Designer - Dead by Daylight

2 Months ago • 3 Years + • Public Relations

Job Summary

Job Description

Behaviour Interactive is seeking a creative and passionate Game Designer to contribute to the development of seasonal events for their popular title, Dead by Daylight. Responsibilities include analyzing player behavior to enhance the live project, maintaining high-quality gameplay consistent with the brand, ensuring appropriate difficulty and progression curves, building and balancing game systems, and creating/updating game design documentation. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams and effective communication. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in the video game industry, a passion for games-as-a-service, strong communication skills, and the ability to clearly convey ideas through various formats. Knowledge of Unreal Engine is a plus. The work directly impacts the ongoing engagement and freshness of the Dead by Daylight experience.
Must have:
  • 3+ years game industry experience
  • Passion for games-as-a-service
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Game design documentation creation
  • Gameplay system design and balancing
Good to have:
  • Unreal Engine knowledge

Job Details

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

We’re looking for a creative and passionate Game Designer to shape seasonal events in Dead by Daylight. In this role, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure smooth communication between production and programming, and refine experiences based on player feedback. As part of a live service game, your work will have a direct impact on keeping the experience fresh and engaging for our players. If you have a strong understanding of game design and love crafting memorable gameplay moments, this is the role for you!

In this role you will :

    • Analyze player behaviour to enhance live project;
    • Maintain high-quality gameplay that stays within the confines of the brand and IP;
    • Ensure that difficulty and progression curves are consistent and appropriate for the type of game and audience;
    • Build solid game systems and balance them during the whole life of the product;
    • Create & update all game design documentation.

What we’re looking for:

    • 3+ years of experience in the video game industry;
    • Passionate about games and best practices for games as a service;
    • Able to communicate knowledge and ideas (flowcharts, feature specs, data reports, etc.) to team members;
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
    • Knowledge of Unreal Engine for value tweaks is a plus.
Nous recherchons un·e Game Designer créatif·ve et passionné·e pour concevoir les événements saisonniers de Dead by Daylight. Dans ce rôle, vous collaborerez avec des équipes multidisciplinaires, assurerez une communication fluide entre la production et la programmation, et affinerez l'expérience de jeu en tenant compte des retours des joueurs et joueuses. En tant que jeu en service live, Dead by Daylight évolue constamment, et votre travail aura un impact direct sur son dynamisme et son engagement. Si vous aimez imaginer des expériences de jeu mémorables, ce poste est fait pour vous !

Prêt·e à plonger dans le monde du développement de jeux vidéo à la pointe de la technologie ? Basé à Montréal, Behaviour Interactif est un acteur majeur de l’industrie du jeu, créant des expériences inoubliables sur PC, console et mobile. On est un studio indépendant dynamique avec plus de 1200 employés passionnés, et on a des studios à Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) et au Royaume-Uni (Behaviour UK–North & South). On se concentre sur deux grands axes : les Services et les Jeux Originaux. Notre équipe Services collabore avec des géants du jeu et du divertissement comme Disney, Sony, Activision et Nintendo, en offrant un développement sur commande de premier choix et en innovant dans le divertissement immersif en lieu fixe (LBE). Pendant ce temps, notre unité Jeux Originaux repousse les limites de notre créativité avec nos IPs emblématiques, comme le fameux Dead by Daylight. Rejoins-nous et fais partie de l'avenir du divertissement interactif !

Chez Behaviour Interactif, on croit en l’équité des chances pour tout le monde et on célèbre la diversité des personnes, des perspectives et des idées. C’est donc important pour nous de travailler avec des talents qui proviennent de tous les horizons, et ce, indépendamment de leur âge, sexe, ethnicité, couleur, origine ethnique ou nationale, religion, orientation sexuelle, identité de genre, statut familial, handicap ou toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois applicables. 

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