Senior Combat Game Designer

// DESCRIPTION

We are looking for an experienced Senior Game Designer who has excellent knowledge of combat systems and is a competitive gamer with a passion for FPS games.

The team at BULKHEAD are a group of developers, who strive to build impressive multiplayer games. Our team members are multi-disciplined developers who strive to push boundaries, question the norm and are always looking for better ways to do things.

Our Designers are engaged in varied tasks, addressing the day-to-day and week-to-week needs of a large title. You will be able to iterate quickly, aiding in creating contemporary design solutions that you will build from end-to-end, from early ideation, to documentation, through to prototyping and final implementation in engine.

If you have the skills and passion we are looking for and want to be part of something special, we want to hear from you!

This is an in-studio role, and this is non-negotiable; however, we can offer bespoke relocation packages.

Currently, we are unable to offer any visa sponsorship.

// RESPONSIBILITIES

- Ability to balance combat systems for a live-service game including weapons, gadgets and vehicular combat

- Embrace regular playtesting as a key part of the process

- Champion and maintain 3C design features (Camera, Character, Controls)

- Create combat designs that offer tactical choices and cooperate opportunities for players

- Develop combat mechanics and weapon skills for a large multiplayer shooter

- Write and maintain clear and concise documentation for feature specs, mechanics, and behaviours

- Work with animation, programming and art teams to deliver extraordinary feeling combat experiences

- Help design game features in other areas of the game

- Work with players in mind, creating designs and systems around player experience

- Keep up to date with new trends in the industry

// REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

- An avid competitive gamer with a passion for FPS

- Experience in UE4/UE5

- Have shipped at least one AAA game where you were heavily involved in player combat mechanics and abilities.

- Have a passion for combat games and their game mechanics

- Working knowledge of the 3Cs

- Multi-Discipline design experience

// DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

- Experience working on FPS games

- Visual scripting knowledge