Lead Game Designer

CatFace is a YouTube entertainment company, home to a family of channels with over 20 million combined subscribers and an average of 300 million views per month. Our goal is to entertain our audience with fun, light-hearted narratives and entertaining content for both children and young adults. A vital component of our business is creating multiple unique stories every week in order to keep our audience engaged.

About the Job

The Lead Game Designer is responsible for shaping and executing the vision for our upcoming unannounced game titles. The ideal candidate has a deep passion for strategy and prototyping games and is comfortable with all levels of ownership: from personally designing UX, mechanics and features to providing high-level feedback and mentorship to other members of the Design team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Create and translate high-level product goals into engaging and innovative game mechanics and player stories in collaboration with the Production, Art, Engineering, and Design teams.
• Collaborate closely with the EP / Directors to ensure cohesive and innovative game design across all project elements.
• Brainstorm, develop ideas, create worlds, and contribute to the design of a new AAA game.
• Author, maintain, and interpret comprehensive Game Design Documents.
• Script complex events, AI behaviors, and intricate game mechanics utilizing in-house tools and editors and Unreal Engine.
• Oversee and maintain gameplay balance, swiftly addressing and resolving gameplay bugs.
• Leverage tools to enhance productivity and streamline design workflows, ensuring efficient development processes.
• Mentor and guide Associate Designers, fostering their growth and development.
• Advocate for the Design team, ensuring their needs and ideas are effectively communicated.
• Engage with our player base, evaluating and incorporating valuable feedback and suggestions.
• Stay abreast of trends and innovations in PC strategy games, integrating best practices into our designs.

What We're Looking For

• Experience with Roblox / Minecraft development practices a must
• Experience working on a game created in Unreal Engine.
• Experience with/creating Unreal Engine Blueprints. 

What's In It For You

• Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision health benefits
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible time off
• Lunch, snacks and drinks provided in the office.
• Pets in the office once a month
• Onsite fitness center
• Relocation assistance for those coming from outside Austin.