Senior Game Designer

Devoted Studios; Montreal; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global game development company is seeking a Senior Game Designer to enhance their Creative team. This role involves developing pitch materials, contributing to design, and collaborating closely with internal teams. Candidates should have 5+ years of game design experience and a strong generalist background. This remote, full-time position offers the chance to solve diverse issues in an enthusiastic team.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Knowledge sharing and professional development opportunity

Challenging and interesting tasks

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in game design with at least 1 shipped title.
• Experience on conceptual design or pitch development.
• Ability to contribute across systems, mechanics, and UX.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine game concepts for pitches and proposals.
• Help build high-impact pitch decks.
• Contribute to core gameplay systems and content design.

Skills

Generalist background in game design

Excellent communication skills

Experience with Unity or Unreal Engine

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Devoted Studios is a US-based game development company specializing in Co-development, Porting, and End-to-End Art Production for the global gaming industry. With a distributed team of over 1,900+ skilled professionals, we collaborate across time zones to support projects on all major platforms, engines and styles - from AAA titles to emerging technologies.

Our team includes world-class talents who bring deep expertise in external development, pipeline optimization, and creative problem-solving. Whether it’s porting games to new systems, enhancing gameplay features, or crafting stunning visuals, Devoted Studios operates as a trusted, flexible extension of our partners’ internal teams.

We are proud to be the development partner of choice for industry leaders such as:

• 2K
• Xbox
• Meta
• Obsidian Entertainment
• Turtle Rock Studios
• Gearbox Software

At Devoted Studios, we’re committed to making outsourcing more efficient, collaborative, and impactful. If you're passionate about co-development, game art, or solving technical challenges on a global scale.

We are seeking a Senior Game Designer to help drive the growth of our Creative team by supporting the development of pitch materials and contributing design expertise across a range of internal and client-facing projects. This is a generalist role, best suited for candidates with broad experience in game design and demonstrated depth in at least a few key areas, such as gameplay, narrative, systems, economy, progression, or player experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with the Creative Director to develop and refine game concepts for pitches and proposals
• Help build high-impact pitch decks, supporting visual and gameplay storytelling
• Contribute to core gameplay systems, progression, economy, and content design
• Support design documentation for internal and client-facing projects
• Provide design feedback and iteration across multiple projects and stages
• Participate in high-level creative brainstorming, helping turn vision into actionable design pillars
• Help maintain and guide the design vision across externally developed projects
• Stay current with market trends, genres, and competitor titles

• 5+ years of experience in game design, with at least 1 shipped title (AA or AAA)
• Strong generalist background – able to contribute across systems, mechanics, progression, and UX
• Demonstrated experience working on conceptual design or pitch development
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to express ideas clearly through decks and docs
• Understanding of how design principles apply across diverse business models, such as premium, free-to-play, and subscription-based games
• Comfortable working across multiple projects and adjusting to varied design styles
• Self-starter with a collaborative mindset — thrives in remote, cross-functional teams

Nice to have:

• Hands-on experience designing within Unity and/or Unreal Engine
• Experience working with external partners or co-dev teams
• Experience creating UX prototypes to support gameplay or interface design

Why Join Us?

We offer:

• Strong and enthusiastic team – you will have the opportunity for knowledge sharing, learning, and professional self-development
• Interesting and challenging tasks – solve diverse and challenging issues, communicate with people within the company as well as with our partners;
• Convenient working conditions – remote work, the opportunity to build your own working day with flexible working hours
• А chance to work in a highly professional and dynamic team working with a wide range of International Game Production projects, attractive remuneration package, and opportunities to develop professionally.

This is a remote, full-time contracted position.

We are an equal opportunity company and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for a contract without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.