Senior Game Designer, Amazon Games

3 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Game Designer at Amazon Games Bucharest, you'll collaborate across departments to ensure on-time, high-quality game delivery. Responsibilities include contributing to game feature and system vision, designing engaging gameplay mechanics (weapons, characters, systems), writing and reviewing design documents, working with animation and programming teams to implement designs, scripting gameplay logic, and polishing gameplay experiences. The role requires extensive game industry experience and a strong understanding of third-person action melee combat design. The successful candidate will have shipped a AAA title as a combat designer and possess strong technical scripting skills.
Must have:
  • Extensive game industry experience
  • Experience in AAA title development
  • Strong technical scripting skills
  • Collaboration and communication skills
  • Gameplay design and system creation
Good to have:
  • Experience with third-person action melee combat
  • Shipped a AAA title as combat designer

Job Details

DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Amazon Games Bucharest! Joining the ranks of the existing development teams in Orange County, Montreal, San Diego and Seattle, we’re excited to expand Amazon Games’ commitment to creating and publishing incredible games, and we’re on the lookout for talented folks to join us as we grow.

At Amazon Games, our ambition is to create bold new experiences that foster community in and around our games. Our team of game industry veterans is developing and publishing live service AAA multiplayer games and developing original IPs, including New World: Aeternum and an upcoming title based on The Lord of the Rings, with our studios and teams in Seattle, Orange County, San Diego, Montreal, and Bucharest. Amazon Games also publishes best-in-class games working closely with our partners, leading with Lost Ark from Smilegate RPG, Throne and Liberty from NCSOFT, as well as the next major entry in the Tomb Raider series from Crystal Dynamics.

As Sr. Game Designer, you will collaborate with all other departments of the game production to ensure you team delivers on deadlines, with quality.

Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate and contribute ideas for the features and systems vision of the game as defined by Amazon Games leadership.
- Contribute to the design and development of interesting and fun concepts for weapons, characters, and gameplay systems, based on the directions set by Amazon Games leadership.
- Write and review design documents that communicate your vision to the rest of the team
- Work with the animation team to describe timings, distances, and other animation keys which result in responsive, fun gameplay
- Work with programmer to create custom functionality for your gameplay experiences
- Script gameplay logic and integrate animations into the game engine
- Refine, tune, and polish your work create highly polished, high quality gameplay experiences

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Extensive experience in the Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops) experience
- Extensive experience as a game designer

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Have worked on a third person action melee combat game
- Shipped a AAA title as a combat designer
- Strong technical scripting skills and ability to learn new technologies

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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