Senior Gameplay Designer (Characters) | Fully Remote

Escape Velocity Entertainment Inc

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About The Position

Escape Velocity is seeking a Senior Gameplay Designer specializing in Characters to join their fully remote team. This role is crucial in designing characters that significantly impact the core gameplay experience of their project. The designer will be responsible for creating exciting new gameplay hooks for characters, developing and overseeing player combat mechanics, weapons, and abilities. They will collaborate closely with animators, gameplay programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement combat features, guiding character designs through the entire development cycle from concept to release. The role also involves using metrics, player feedback, and diverse analytics to refine and improve designs.

Requirements

Experience as a Character Designer on multiple titles for at least 2 years, with a proven history of taking characters from ideation to shipped.
A passion for third-person combat mechanics and have thoroughly played a wide variety of different titles.
Proven track record of bringing uniquely thematic characters to life in video games.
A thorough understanding of creating strengths, weaknesses and counterplay within the character experience.
Experience working with UE5 blueprints to design abilities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

You like working with hands-on prototypes.

Responsibilities

Find opportunities to bring exciting new gameplay hooks to characters within the game.
Develop and oversee the player's combat mechanics, weapons, and abilities.
Work closely with animators, gameplay programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement combat features.
Take character designs through a full development cycle from concept to release.
Use metrics, player feedback, and a multitude of diverse analytics to improve and refine the design.