Senior Game Designer

9 Months ago • 5 Years + • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Senior Game Designer needed for open-world action-adventure game in Unreal Engine 5. Must have 5+ years experience, strong game mechanics knowledge, and mentoring experience.
Must have:
  • Game Designer
  • Game Mechanics
  • Mentoring Experience
  • Unreal Engine
Good to have:
  • AAA Game Dev
  • Multi-platform Dev
  • Full Game Cycle
  • Design Documentation
Perks:
  • Hybrid Work
  • New Franchise

Job Details

Bad Brain Game Studios est un tout nouveau studio de jeux dont la mission est de créer une nouvelle franchise basée sur un jeu d'action-aventure en monde ouvert construit dans Unreal Engine 5.

 

Nous avons des bureaux à Toronto et à Montréal et recrutons pour plusieurs rôles dans un environnement de travail hybride. Donc, si le gaming vous tient à cœur et que vous souhaitez vous lancer dans une nouvelle aventure,ou créer des expérience inoubliables qui défient les esprits et inspirent l'imagination #FreeYourBrain et rejoignez-nous.

 

En tant que Game Designer Senior, vous travaillerez en collaboration avec le Directeur de jeu et le reste de l'équipe de conception afin de fournir des fonctionnalités de haute qualité, de la conception à l’implémentation. Ceci comprend : Créer, documenter, implémenter, régler et équilibrer les fonctionnalités et les systèmes de conception. Vos tâches consisteront également à offrir du mentorat à d’autres concepteurs et designers afin d’aider les membres de l’équipe à grandir et à évoluer au sein du studio.

 

Emplacement : Toronto, ON ou Montréal, QC

 

Responsabilités:

 

  • Suivre et soutenir la direction du jeu fournie par le Directeur de jeu
  • Développer de nouvelles idées et faire preuve d’innovation
  • Concevoir des systèmes et des fonctionnalités complexes et les équilibrer pour obtenir des résultats de haute qualité.
  • Rédiger et maintenir à jour la documentation liée à la conception.
  • Communiquer le Game Design aux autres membres de l'équipe.
  • Utiliser des méthodes qualitatives et quantitatives pour valider et améliorer les idées.
  • Être une force motrice pour diriger le développement de fonctionnalités au sein des équipes de production.
  • Inspirer et motiver l'équipe à obtenir des résultats de haute qualité dans le respect des contraintes de production.
  • Créer un environnement de travail sécuritaire et accueillant pour tous les membres de l'équipe.
  • Agir à titre de modèle et transmettre les valeurs du studio aux autres membres de l'équipe.
  • Mentorer d'autres concepteurs et designers pour aider l'équipe à s'améliorer et à grandir.

 

Qualifications:

 

  • Plus de 5 ans d'expérience en tant que Game Designer travaillant dans des équipes moyennes/grandes au sein de l'industrie du jeu vidéo.
  • Être un spécialiste des mécanismes et systèmes de jeu tout en restant à jour des nouvelles tendances en matière de jeu.
  • Expérience dans le mentorat d'autres concepteurs, être en mesure de fournir de la rétroaction constructive à l’équipe.
  • Expérience dans le développement de jeux multiplateformes/AAA.
  • Expérience d’un cycle complet de jeu
  • Expert en mécanique de jeu
  • Expert dans l'identification de la balance d’un jeu
  • Comprendre pourquoi une idée fonctionnera ou non et comment améliorer les conceptions.
  • Expérience avec Unreal Engine est un atout majeur.

 

 

Qualités nécessaires pour réussir dans ce rôle :

 

  • Soyez ouvert d'esprit et rationnel lorsque vous interagissez avec les autres membres de l'équipe.
  • Capacité à s'organiser et à être autonome.
  • Capacité à communiquer et inspirer l'équipe.
  • Capacité à coopérer et à construire des relations positives avec les autres membres de l'équipe.
  • Promouvoir un environnement de travail positif, inspirant et agréable.

 

 

 

 

 

Bad Brain Game Studios is a brand-new game studio on a mission to create a new, story-driven franchise based on an open world action-adventure game built in Unreal Engine 5.

We have offices in Toronto and Montreal and are hiring for several roles in a hybrid work environment. So if you hold gaming close to your heart and wish to embark on a new adventure, #FreeYourBrain and join us to create unforgettable experiences that challenge minds and inspire imaginations.

 

About the Role:

 

As a Senior Game Designer, you will work with the Game Director and the rest of the Design team to deliver high quality features from inception to implementation. This includes: Creating, documenting, implementing, tuning and balancing design features and systems. Your tasks will also include mentoring other designs and designers to help team members grow and evolve within the studio.

 

 

Location: Toronto, ON or Montreal, QC

 

 

Responsibilities:

 

 

  • Follow and support the game direction provided by the Director team.
  • Be able to develop new ideas and achieve innovative results.
  • Design complex systems and features and tune them to achieve high quality results.
  • Write, maintain and keep Design documentation up to date.
  • Communicate Game Design to the other team members.
  • Use qualitative and quantitative methods to validate and improve ideas.
  • Be a driving force to lead feature development within production teams.
  • Inspire and motivate the team to achieve high quality results within production constraints.
  • Create a safe and welcoming work environment for all team members.
  • Act as an role model and convey the studio values to other team members.
  • Mentor other designs and designers to help the team improve and grow.

 

Qualifications:

 

  • 5+ years of experience as a Game Designer working in medium/large teams within the video game industry.
  • Be a specialist of game mechanics and systems while staying up to date of new gaming trends.
  • Experience mentoring other Designers and providing insightful feedback on design efforts.
  • Experience in multi-platform/AAA game development.
  • Experience working on designs from initial creation through final implementation.
  • Expert in game mechanics and rational game design.
  • Expert in identifying what is balanced and fun.
  • Understand why an idea will or won't work, and how to improve designs.
  • Experience with Unreal Engine is a strong plus.

 

Qualities Needed to Thrive in this Role:

 

  • Be open-minded and rational when interacting with other team members.
  • Ability to self-organize and be autonomous.
  • Strong verbal and communication skills to inspire and communicate ideas to other team members.
  • Ability to cooperate and construct positive relationships with other team members.
  • Promote a positive, inspiring and enjoyable working environment.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other protected status as required as by law.

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About The Company

We are a game developer based in Toronto and Montreal founded by industry veterans. Our first game will be an open world, story-driven action-adventure inspired by blockbuster cinema and paranormal thriller novels of the 1980s. We’re bringing it all to life inside of Unreal Engine 5.

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