Senior Designer

Squanch Games

7d • $108,000 - $130,000 • Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Designer at Squanch Games, you will turn design concepts into high-quality gameplay experiences, bringing gameplay and character-driven narrative to life. You will work on levels throughout their creation, from paper maps and white-box layouts through gameplay spaces, playtesting, iteration, and final polish. The role involves building creative, impactful, and funny experiences while owning large sections of a game and assisting and mentoring other designers. Squanch Games is a fully remote studio operating across the United States.

Requirements

• Credit on one or more published titles.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5, or extensive experience with another engine such as Unity or Godot.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with level-editing tools and scripting in Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar editors.
• Confidence creating narrative-driven experiences.
• A technical, flexible approach and willingness to make changes using programming, scripting, or in-engine editors; paper-only designers are not suitable.
• Experience mentoring and guiding levels from blockout to ship.
• An independent spirit and enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and championing innovative designs.
• Very good interpersonal skills, including strong communication and receptiveness to feedback.

Nice To Haves

• Experience on a shipped console title.
• Experience creating humorous gameplay or narrative.

Responsibilities

• Own large sections of the game while assisting other designers.
• Build functional white-box layouts in UE4, with strong composition, pacing, flow, and aesthetics.
• Mentor and assist team members.
• Create immersive gameplay scenarios that support and enhance the game's core mechanics.
• Work closely with other teams to deliver content that meets each discipline's goals and creates a memorable experience.
• Use UE5 Blueprints to script advanced level functionality.
• Address bugs and gameplay issues to help ensure a stable, polished product.
• Collaborate with humility, respect teammates, and remain receptive to others' ideas.
• Guide levels from blockout through shipment.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance with dependent coverage.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage.
• FSA and Dependent Care FSA.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with match.
• Flexible PTO and schedule.
• Work-from-home setup stipend.
• Monthly snack box shipped directly to employees.
• Monthly stipend for work-from-home expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed