Gameplay Prototyping Designer — Hybrid (Santa Monica)

Wwshemi; Santa Monica (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Job summary

Naughty Dog in Santa Monica, CA is seeking a self-motivated Gameplay Designer for a hybrid, temporary engagement through our staffing partner. You will prototype gameplay using our in-house tools and scripting language, contributing to combat, narrative sequences, and player mechanics.

Collaborate with Design, Animation, Programming and Art to prototype, implement, tune, and polish gameplay systems. A CS degree and strong 3D math skills are preferred, with experience in C++, C#, Lua a plus.

Qualifications

• Significant programming ability in a game dev context.
• Strong grasp of 3D math concepts.
• Experience with C++, C#, Lua or similar scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Prototype gameplay scenarios, narrative sequences, interactive objects, and AI behaviors.
• Collaborate with Design to prototype, implement, tune, and balance gameplay mechanics and systems.
• Communicate with Animation, Programming, and Art to produce assets and code support for owned areas.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Skills

Programming

3D math

C++

C#

Lua

Education

Computer Science undergraduate degree preferred

Tools

3D level editors

Job description

Naughty Dog in Santa Monica, CA is seeking a self-motivated Gameplay Designer for a hybrid, temporary engagement through our staffing partner. You will prototype gameplay using our in-house tools and scripting language, contributing to combat, narrative sequences, and player mechanics.

Collaborate with Design, Animation, Programming and Art to prototype, implement, tune, and polish gameplay systems. A CS degree and strong 3D math skills are preferred, with experience in C++, C#, Lua a plus.