Digimancy Entertainment | Ohio, USA | REMOTE | Full-time Contract
Senior Game Systems Designer, Role-playing game
We love role-playing games, and we’re passionate about telling collaborative stories with our players. Our three founders have a combined ~60 years experience in video games, primarily RPGs.
We have received funding for our first game, a premium PC and console title, and are seeking an experienced game systems designer to own one or more major systems. You would be involved from the very beginning.
We are remote-only and have a globally distributed team. This is a long-term (multiple years) contract position; benefits (e.g., health insurance, 401(k), etc.) are not available at this time.
Compensation is $60+K
Job Duties / Responsibilities:
- Completely own several gameplay systems, from design documentation to implementation, balance, and polish
- Work closely with the Lead System Designer and Game Director to ensure that the system designs are aligned with the overall game vision
- Coordinate with Engineers, Content Designers and other disciplines to develop the underlying systems infrastructure and data structure for content implementation
- Work with Producers to ensure that tasks are completed on time while still hitting a high quality bar
- Collaborate with Department Leads and Producers to ensure that designs are within the implementation scope as designated by our milestones
- Be prepared to take on additional game development duties including play testing, bug fixing, and content implementation as needed (We will all be wearing these hats from time to time)
Qualifications:
- 5+ years in a Systems Designer role, preferably with at least one game shipped as a Systems Designer
- Knowledge and experience working in a 3D Game Development environment such as Unity, Unreal, CryEngine, Internal Engine, etc. Unity experience is preferred
- Strong Written &amp; Verbal Communication Skills (in English) are a must
- Real-time combat gameplay experience is a plus
- Scripting and programming experience preferred
- Ability to work with minimal supervision, owning your work while also coordinating with team members
- Ability to remain focused and productive when working remotely
- Passion for RPGs, RPG-Hybrids and narrative-heavy games is a huge plus
Please send inquiries to hr at digimancygames.com
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