Principal 3Cs Designer | Fully Remote

Escapevelocityentertainmentinc; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO allowance

Studio closures

Medical & Dental

Mental Health support

Wellbeing allowance

Discretionary Bonus

Home setup tech

Regional benefits

Job summary

Escape Velocity is seeking an experienced 3Cs Designer to evaluate and enhance gameplay through playtesting, design ownership, and collaboration with a world-class, fully remote international team.

You will design features, lead implementation, and refine 3Cs player mechanics from conception to polish, while aligning with creative directions and production constraints.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing character, controls and camera in action-adventure AAA games.
• Shipped one or more console/PC title.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 and scripting.
• Solid understanding of game systems, scripting logic and gameplay flow.
• Strong knowledge of video game development processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and own features and mechanics aligned with creative/game directions.
• Lead development efforts and implementation.
• Create and refine 3Cs player mechanics from conception to polish.
• Standardize and communicate 3C features to the game team.
• Maintain and update design documentation for interdependent teams.
• Collaborate with Programming, Art, and Level Design on feature integration.
• Contribute to combat prototypes from a 3Cs perspective.
• Adapt designs to technical/production constraints; rework as needed.
• Propose improvements to tools and pipelines.

Skills

3Cs design

Character controls

Camera systems

Unreal Engine

AAA game experience

Scripting in UE

Team collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blueprints

Job description

What we are looking for:

Are you a 3Cs Designer ninja with a lethal skillset? Are you longing to be part of a world-class international game development team with true professionals in a fun atmosphere?

We are looking for an experienced 3Cs Designer to evaluate where we are with our Game through play and tell us what we could do to better it or change.

What we will do together:

• Design and take ownership of features and mechanics aligned with the creative and game directions.

• Leading development efforts and implementation.

• Help set quality-bar through hands-on creation and continuous tweaking of 3Cs player mechanics from conception to the final stages of polish.

• Standardize, document, and communicate (3C) features to the game team.

• Regularly update and maintain the design documentation that will guide interdependent teams.

• Collaborate closely with Programming, Art, and Level Design to align on expectations, execution, and integration of your features.

• Participate actively in the production of combat prototypes, from a 3Cs perspective.

• Adapt to technical and production constraints, reworking your design when needed.

• Propose improvements to the different tools and pipelines.

• Help to create a safe environment which allows for open dialogue and encourages new creative ideas.

What you will bring:

• Proven experience working with character, controls, and camera in action-adventure AAA games.

• Shipped one or more console/PC title.

• Experience in Unreal – UE5, scripting etc.

• Solid understanding of game systems, scripting logic and gameplay flow

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of video game development processes.

• Experience with scripting in Unreal Engine a plus

• A passion for games and their development

Interested… a bit about Escape Velocity:

Escape Velocity is a team of passionate, talented developers working at a studio that offers excellent benefits, on what we believe is a once-in-a-career project with a committed publisher. But that doesn’t necessarily make us unique. What does make us special? We value the time, energy, and talent of our players and our colleagues. We want every hour spent developing and playing our games to be an incredibly rewarding and worthwhile use of your time. To that end, we are ‘Fully Remote’ and support team members nearly anywhere in the world. We prioritize honesty, even when that means sharing bad news. We strive to give everyone autonomy so they can determine how best to work and play, and we care more about what you bring to the game and studio than how many hours you’re clocking. We’re dedicated to building a culture of play, which not only makes us better game makers, but also strengthens the bonds between us all. We believe in constant improvement across all areas – from the game itself to our production design – and are constantly re-evaluating how we spend our time to ensure that we’re not wasting yours and we’re all always working on the most important things.

A few benefits you can expect from us:

• A generous PTO allowance

• Summer and Winter holidays studio closure (separate to PTO allowance)

• Private Medical & Dental Healthcare

• Private Mental Health scheme

• A generous annual Health & Wellbeing allowance

• Discretionary Studio Bonus

• Top range tech for your home set up

• Other benefits based on your region

Equal Opportunity Employer

Escape Velocity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.

Applications will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.