Senior Game Designer

19 Hours ago • 4-8 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Game Designer, you will be instrumental in shaping the next VR game following Metro Awakening. Your primary responsibilities include generating innovative game design ideas, designing and communicating game mechanics and systems, and managing your workload effectively. You will be expected to implement mechanics and systems in Unreal Engine using Blueprints and proprietary tools. You will also analyze data to inform design decisions and mentor junior team members, fostering their skill development. You'll be working in a multidisciplinary team and contributing to creating unique player experiences within the project's vision, including player mechanics, AI, and systems. You should have the ability to create unique player experiences and maximize team ownership of their work.
Must have:
  • Generate game design ideas and solutions.
  • Design and communicate game mechanics and systems.
  • Implement mechanics and systems in Unreal Engine.
  • Analyze data to inform design decisions.
  • Share design knowledge with junior team members.
  • Work autonomously in multidisciplinary teams.
  • Experience with console or PC game development.
  • Skilled in player mechanics, AI, and systems.
  • Proficiency with relevant software tools.
Good to have:
  • Experience designing enemy AI behaviors.
  • Experience in designing for virtual reality games.
  • A solid understanding of puzzle design.
Perks:
  • Healthy work-life balance.
  • Hybrid working model with office days.
  • Vacation days.
  • Free commuting.
  • Free pension plan.
  • Healthy lunch.
  • Group activities and drinks.
  • Latest VR hardware.

Job Details

Your mission
We are Vertigo Games, developers and publishers of top-end VR titles like Metro Awakening, Arizona Sunshine, After the Fall and The 7th Guest. Our Amsterdam studio has started development of our next VR game, following Metro Awakening, 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
  • Experience designing and building engaging enemy AI behaviors using Unreal Blueprint behavior trees or HTNs.
  • Ability to create unique player experiences whilst working within the boundaries of existing IP.
  • Experience in designing game mechanics for virtual reality games.
  • A solid understanding of puzzle design.
We offer
  • A company culture that values a healthy work-life balance.
  • A hybrid working model with three office days per week.
  • 26 standard vacation days with an option to buy 5 more.
  • Free commuting with public transport to and from the office.
  • Free pension plan.
  • A healthy lunch in our canteen.
  • Group activities and 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.

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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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