Game Designer (Contract)

Kabam; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Kabam is seeking a contractor designer to help shape game features, write GDDs, and craft narrative content. You will work closely with leads to ensure alignment with the core vision and deliver clear implementation guidelines for the game teams.

The role emphasizes system design, economy tuning, and cross-functional collaboration. Strong math, Unity familiarity, and excellent communication are required. Montreal-based hiring reflects local market practices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience designing systems, characters, and/or economies on at least one shipped title.
• Strong project management experience.
• Experience working directly within the Unity engine and building tools.
• Strong math skills.
• Advance technical excel expertise.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide design input on assigned game features in alignment with core vision.
• Pitch feature concepts and design rationale to internal leads for sign-off.
• Write game design documentation (GDDs) for assigned mechanics, systems, and features.
• Write narrative scripts and dialogue copy for assigned game content.
• Detail technical specs and system requirements for implementation teams.
• Define rules, formulas, and balance parameters for assigned game mechanics.
• Implement and tune assigned systems, economies, and progression loops.
• Present design specs and prototypes to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Hand off finalized design documentation and implementation guidelines to dev teams.

Skills

Systems design

Project management

Math skills

Written & verbal communication

Excel (advanced)

Tools

Unity engine

Job description

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in...

The Contractor shall provide the following services on an independent, deliverables basis, exercising their own professional judgment, expertise, and methods in performing the Services.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Provide design input on assigned game features in alignment with core vision.
• Pitch feature concepts and design rationale to internal leads for sign-off.
• Write game design documentation (GDDs) for assigned mechanics, systems, and features.
• Write narrative scripts and dialogue copy for assigned game content.
• Detail technical specs and system requirements for implementation teams.
• Define rules, formulas, and balance parameters for assigned game mechanics.
• Implement and tune assigned systems, economies, and progression loops.
• Present design specs and prototypes to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Hand off finalized design documentation and implementation guidelines to dev teams.

To be successful in this role, your background includes:

• 3+ years of experience designing systems, characters, and/or economies on at least one shipped title
• Strong project management
• Experience working directly within the Unity engine and building tools
• Strong math skills
• Advance technical excel expertise
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

$40 - $45 an hour

The typical hiring range listed above is specific to candidates located in Montréal. Compensation will be determined based on your knowledge, skills and competencies.

About Kabam

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Kabam’s games, Marvel Contest of Champions, Shop Titans, and more have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver & Montreal in Canada, and Los Angeles & San Francisco in the United States. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.