Senior Game Designer

3 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Game Design • Undisclosed

Job Summary

Job Description

Vertigo Games is looking for a Senior Game Designer to join their Amsterdam studio. The ideal candidate will have experience working through the full game development cycle on console or PC titles and be skilled in multiple areas of design, including player mechanics, AI, and systems. Responsibilities include generating novel game design ideas and solutions, designing and communicating game mechanics and complex systems, implementing robust and scalable mechanics and systems in the Unreal Engine using Blueprints and proprietary tools, collecting and analyzing data to drive design decisions, and sharing design knowledge with junior team members. Bonus points for having skills in creating placeholder content, being a keen gamer, and being excited by the opportunities and challenges of creating immersive VR experiences.
Must have:
  • Full game development cycle experience
  • Console or PC title experience
  • Unique player experience creation
  • Skilled in multiple design areas (mechanics, AI, systems)
  • Proficient in Perforce, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Discord, MS Office
  • Driving force in inclusive creative process
  • Maximize team ownership of work
Good to have:
  • Placeholder content creation (3D meshes, materials, voice, animations)
  • Keen gamer with controversial opinions on industry and products
  • Passion for immersive and ground-breaking VR
Perks:
  • Healthy work-life balance
  • Hybrid working model (2 office days per week)
  • 30% Income tax reduction for eligible expats
  • Relocation cost compensation
  • 26 standard vacation days + option to buy 5 more
  • Free train commuting to and from the office
  • Free pension plan
  • Healthy lunch in canteen
  • Group activities and annual VR game jam
  • Thursday afternoon drinks
  • Latest VR hardware and titles to borrow
  • Home office hardware, desk/chair budget, energy cost contribution

Job Details

Your mission
We are Vertigo Games, developers and publishers of big hit VR titles like Metro Awakening, Arizona Sunshine and The 7th Guest. Our Amsterdam studio is gearing up to start development for a big IP project and we are looking to recruit a Senior Game Designer who can aid us in our mission.

Are you a professional Game Designer, who loves to get hands-on to flex your technical expertise and express your design passion? Then we should meet!
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Generate novel game design ideas and solutions in support of the project’s vision. 
  • Design and communicate game mechanics and complex systems.
  • Proactively plan and manage your workload and dependencies in the short and medium term.
  • Implement robust and scalable mechanics and systems in the Unreal Engine using Blueprints and proprietary tools.
  • Collect and analyze data to create options that can methodically drive design decision making.
  • Share your design knowledge and passion with junior team members, striving to elevate their skills and confidence.
  • Work autonomously in multidisciplinary teams.
Your profile
  • You have worked through the full game development cycle in a multidisciplinary team on a console or PC title.  
  • You know how to create unique player experiences whilst working within the boundaries of existing IP.  
  • You are skilled in multiple areas of design, including player mechanics, AI, and systems.  
  • You have proficiency with Perforce, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Discord, MS Office or equivalent tools.  
  • You act as a driving force in an inclusive collective creative process, delivering the best player experience and maximizing team ownership of their work.
Bonus points for
  • Having skills in creating a variety of placeholder content, such as 3D meshes, materials, voice or other audio, animations/particles, etc. 
  • Being a keen gamer and have controversial opinions to share on the development industry and its products.
  • You are excited by the opportunities and challenges of creating immersive and ground-breaking VR.
We offer
  • A company culture that values a healthy work-life balance.
  • A hybrid working model with two office days per week.
  • 30% Income tax reduction for eligible expats.
  • Relocation cost compensation depending on your situation.
  • 26 standard vacation days with an option to buy 5 more.
  • Free train commuting to and from the office.
  • Free pension plan.
  • A healthy lunch in our canteen.
  • Group activities and an annual VR game jam.
  • Thursday afternoon drinks.
  • The latest VR hardware and titles which you can borrow and take home.
  • Whilst working from home we provide all the relevant hardware, budget for a desk and chair and a contribution toward your energy costs.
About us

Vertigo Games is a multi-platform VR  entertainment company with offices in Rotterdam & Amsterdam (NL) and Los  Angeles, California (USA).

With experienced teams in the areas of Studios, Publishing and Arcades, the company develops, publishes and distributes a growing portfolio of quality VR games that offer a novel, powerful and full-featured gaming experience both in- and outside of the home.

In 2020, Vertigo Games joined the leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, Koch Media, now PLAION (a subsidiary of the Embracer Group), adding VR gaming to the Group’s global network.

In 2021, the company announced it has five more high-end titles in the pipeline for the coming years.


     
 

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About The Company

Vertigo is the mobile game development & publishing studio of midcore real-time social multiplayer games, located in Istanbul, Turkey. Our goal is to develop and self-publish social multiplayer games with the best gaming experience and high quality production values. We're focusing on making the best games with polished graphics and addictive game-play. We offer a fun, lively and dynamic workplace, where creativity, agility, and innovation are encouraged, prized and rewarded. Working with us will develop your skills, drive your career forward and delight millions of players around the world. As a fast-growing team of game development enthusiasts, we create a challenging work environment open to anybody truly passionate about mobile games. jobs@vertigogames.co https://www.vertigogames.co

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