Combat Designer
Job Summary
Job Description
Larian Studios seeks a Combat Designer to craft engaging tactical combat encounters for upcoming games. Responsibilities include devising novel challenges, collaborating with other departments (Art, Narrative, Scripting), mastering in-house tools, reporting bugs and UX issues, acting as a knowledge beacon for combat encounters, tracking changes in mechanics and rules, proactively addressing issues impacting the combat experience, understanding player motivations, and staying current with industry trends. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of design experience, a strong understanding of combat encounters (turn-based experience is a plus), experience with creation tools (Unreal Editor, Unity), and a shipped title under their belt. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential.
Must have:
- 3+ years design experience
- Turn-based combat understanding
- Unreal/Unity experience
- Shipped game experience
- Excellent communication
- Collaboration skills
3 skills required
Job Details
With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Combat Designer to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.
Responsibilities
- Devise & take ownership of tactical, engaging combat encounters for our games, each with a novel, memorable challenge at its core
- Follow up on asset requests with other departments (Art, Narrative, Scripting, etc) to ensure production is aligned
- Learn & master our tools; report bugs & UX issues; be a vector for improvement
- Be a beacon of knowledge for the game's combat encounters; proactively track, and stay current with, any change in mechanics & game rules
- Proactively flag & follow up on any issue impacting the overall combat experience
- Understand and become an advocate for the player's motivations & expectations
- Keep up to date with Industry trends
Requirements
- 3 years experience in a design position with a solid understanding on how combat encounters work; turn-based experience a plus
- Meaningful implementation experience using similar creation tools: Unreal Editor, Unity, etc,
- At least one shipped title, from pre-production to a finished product
- Proficiency in written communication & a track record of effectively conveying design through clear documentation
- Excellent verbal communication skills with experience guiding collaboration across diverse disciplines
- Initiative-taking, proactive team player with great problem-solving skills and proven ability to self-manage & meet deadlines
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