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Senior Gameplay Designer

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Game Design

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Job Description

Elodie Games seeks a Senior Gameplay Designer to create and balance a diverse roster of heroes for their first game. Responsibilities include designing and implementing heroes and gameplay mechanics, prototyping and implementing hero abilities, iterating on gameplay balance, and collaborating with designers, artists, and engineers. The ideal candidate will have experience with real-time multiplayer character content, scripting combat mechanics, and expertise in MOBAs, hero-based PvP games, or extraction genre games. Experience with Unreal blueprints is required. The role involves leveraging player data and feedback to refine combat and gameplay design. This is a remote-first position with a beautiful office in Venice, CA available for those who prefer an in-office workspace.

Must have:

Shipped real-time multiplayer character content
Combat mechanics and ability scripting
MOBA, hero-based PvP, or extraction game expertise
Unreal blueprints experience
5+ years game design experience

Perks:

Equity
Healthcare benefits
Flexible paid time off
Paid family leave
Company-wide holidays
Relocation assistance

At Elodie Games, we believe that games are better when you play them with friends. We build endlessly engaging experiences while striving to eliminate all barriers that get in the way of playing together. We’re a diverse team of industry professionals who love games and fuel each other's creativity. As an early member of the team, you’ll have the rare opportunity to explore broad areas of game development, learn new skills, and shape our first game.

As a Senior Gameplay Designer, you will be focused on creating and balancing a diverse roster of heroes, with well defined identities, themes, and gameplay. You will leverage your design expertise and deep knowledge of character design to create satisfying PvEvP gameplay, unique roles, and play styles that encourage self expression and mastery across solo and cooperative experiences.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for design and implementation of heroes and gameplay mechanics.
Drive initial exploration, prototyping, and implementation of heroes.
Own hero ability kit development from paper design to final implementation, including implementation and tuning of combat behaviors and abilities.
Design, iterate, and improve on gameplay and balance for the hero roster.
Communicate regularly with designers, artists, and engineers to direct and support the hero content pipeline.
Leverage constructive feedback and player data to iterate upon combat and gameplay design.

Required Qualifications:

Examples of shipped real-time multiplayer character content for which you were the primary designer or lead
Experience scripting to build combat mechanics and abilities
Deep development genre expertise in at least one of the following: MOBAs (ex League of Legends, Smite, Dota 2), session PvP hero-based games (ex Overwatch, Valorant, Apex Legends)
Play experience with extraction genre games (ex Dark and Darker, Escape from Tarkov, Hunt Showdown, Marauders)
Experience using Unreal blueprints to develop characters and abilities.
5+ years of industry experience in a Game Design role

In the United States, the standard base pay range for this role is $117,000 - $184,000 annually. This base pay range is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S., and those interviewing from outside of the U.S. can inquire accordingly. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience and performance. In addition to competitive base pay, employees in this role are eligible for equity, healthcare benefits, flexible paid time off, paid family leave, company-wide holidays, and relocation assistance where applicable.

Elodie Games has embraced a remote-first model. If you're someone who prefers a dedicated workspace, we've got you covered with our beautiful office in sunny Venice, CA. If you'd prefer to work from home some or all of the time, you can choose to do so.

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$117.0K - $184.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$150.5K/yr avg.

Worldwide

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