Combat Systems Designer — Prototyping & Tuning for AAA

Ubisoft Entertainment Inc.; Pessac; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubisoft Bordeaux is seeking a Combat Game Designer to design and refine combat systems that support the game’s creative direction and intended player experience.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams from concept to release to help implement features and assets in the game at the expected quality and schedule, while developing prototypes to test and refine systems and documenting design choices.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Combat Designer on at least one released game.
• Game design experience, particularly with combat systems.
• Ability to explain gameplay fundamentals and design choices clearly.
• Strong communication skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to work both self-directed and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Design combat systems and mechanics aligned with the game’s creative direction.
• Model and tune game systems, including rewards and features, to support player engagement.
• Develop prototypes to test and refine systems before production, then assess how well they meet design goals.
• Standardize and document combat systems, and communicate design choices to the combat team and wider production team.
• Write clear design documents that explain the game’s vision and how combat systems support it.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams from concept to release to help implement features and assets in the game to the expected quality and schedule.

Skills

Combat design

Game design

Communication

Job description

Ubisoft Bordeaux is seeking a Combat Game Designer to design and refine combat systems that support the game’s creative direction and intended player experience.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams from concept to release to help implement features and assets in the game at the expected quality and schedule, while developing prototypes to test and refine systems and documenting design choices.