Senior Combat/Encounter Designer - Contract

1 Month ago • All levels • Game Design

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Job Description

Senior Combat/Encounter Designer needed to design engaging combat experiences for AAA games. Must have experience in combat design, strong understanding of gameplay mechanics, proficiency in design documentation, and excellent communication skills. Experience with state machine and behavior tree scripting is a plus.
Must have:
  • Combat Design
  • Gameplay Mechanics
  • Design Documentation
  • Communication Skills
Good to have:
  • State Machine
  • Behavior Tree
  • Visual Scripting
  • AAA Games
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Description

Title: Senior Combat/Encounter Designer - Contract

Location: Remote

Join our dynamic team at PTW/Ghostpunch Games as a Senior Combat/Encounter Designer, where you will be tasked with creating engaging and immersive combat experiences for our co-development client. In this long-term contract position, you will collaborate closely with designers, artists, and programmers to develop compelling gameplay mechanics and encounters that enhance player engagement.

Requirements

  • Experience in game design with a focus on combat and encounter design, preferably in AAA titles.
  • Create and drive player combat moves, systems, and tools from initial design through implementation, iteration, and completion
  • Create and maintain complex state machine and behavior tree scripting architectures for characters
  • Strong understanding of gameplay mechanics and level design principles.
  • Ability to create and iterate on engaging combat scenarios that balance challenge and player enjoyment.
  • Proficiency in design documentation and visual scripting tools.
  • Excellent communication skills to facilitate collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
  • A portfolio showcasing your experience and expertise in combat/encounter design.
  • Knowledge of current trends in gaming and a passion for creating unforgettable gaming experiences.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of creativity and attention to detail.

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About The Company

We’re a global team of passionate, hard-working, ambitious gamers, whose goal is always to make every gamer's experience as perfect as possible. We’re dedicated to helping your players, because they’re part of our community too. We’ve been working hard for players, clients, and the games industry for over 30 years, providing industry-leading services to every part of the globe.


We believe great work gets done by teams who love what they do. This is why we approach every solution with an all-minds-on-deck strategy that leverages our global workforce's strength, creativity, and passion. 

8,500+ passionate gamers

650+ top developers and publishers as clients

5.3 million hours QA testing

7 year average client partner tenure

2,500+ LQA titles


PTW is a boutique games services company with over 40 offices in 16 countries worldwide. Our range of services include quality assurance, localization, player support, community management, art production, game development, and audio production services.


We believe that innovation comes in all sizes, which is why we take on projects of any size and love crafting a custom solution, no matter the scale. 


PTW, comprised of global subsidiaries, is a UK-based holding company formed in 2016 under the umbrella of Poletowin Holdings, Inc. which is listed on the 1st Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange as 3657. 


The PTW family of brands includes SIDE, 1518 Studios and Entalize

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