Senior Game Designer (9-month contract)
About The Position
Blackbird Interactive is seeking a Senior Game Designer for an unannounced sci-fi, first-person action game built in Unreal 5. This project is heavily systems-driven, blending hand-authored and procedural content with deep immersion and an emphasis on narrative. The role involves developing features and content, including brainstorming, documentation, implementation, and gameplay tuning/balancing. The designer will work both in and out of the engine, enabling and supporting objectives set by the Design Director and Game Director, communicating ideas, soliciting and acting on feedback.
Requirements
- 6-8 years of Game Design experience
- Experience prototyping via Blueprints in Unreal 5
- Experience building gameplay features in Unreal Engine 5
- Ability to think logically with a high level of attention to detail
- Knowledge of competitive products and a variety of gameplay genres
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to convey abstract concepts
Nice To Haves
- Experience with procedural generation systems
- Experience with highly-systemic gameplay
- Experience designing for multiplayer
- Interest in single-player games
- Art or Creative Writing skills
- Ability to understand and communicate in technical language
Responsibilities
- Work both in and out of the engine to design, prototype and implement content, in collaboration with other disciplines
- Provide documentation and ongoing guidance to inform the implementation of features
- Understand, interpret and execute on direction, in alignment with project goals
- Resolve implementation issues or gameplay bugs
- Assist in testing new features in order to provide Design feedback
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
