Remote Senior Combat Designer: Soulslike & AAA Experience

CI Games Group; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 months freelance contract

Remote work with flexible CET core

Cutting-edge technologies

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Job summary

CI Games is seeking a Senior Combat Designer to shape future titles on a 5-month freelance contract. Remote work with flexible schedules (core hours 10am-4pm CET) enables collaboration with talent worldwide. Lead combat systems design, enemy archetypes, and balance while aligning with RPG progression and weapon scaling.

Apply Unreal Engine behaviours via Behaviour Trees and Blueprints, produce clear docs, and coordinate with production and art teams to ship polished gameplay on time.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Game Design experience.
• Demonstrable Combat Designer experience for multiple years.
• Deep passion for Soulslike genre.
• Shipped at least 1 AAA title in a design capacity.
• Excellent knowledge of gameplay mechanics and systems.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine and Blueprints.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Creative, open mindset and able to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop combat systems and enemy design; refine core systems.
• Pitch, prototype, implement, balance, and ship enemy archetypes/bosses.
• Tune micro-level combat: animations, I-frames, hitboxes, frame-data.
• Collaborate with RPG mechanics, weapon leveling, stats, and builds.
• Implement combat behaviours in Unreal (Behaviour Trees, Animation Graphs, Blueprints).
• Provide technical requirements to Gameplay Programmers and collaborate on features.
• Build basic combat level setups communicating design intent to other teams.
• Address bugs and ensure a polished product through to shipping.
• Create clear design material; participate in usability and playtests.

Skills

Game Design

Combat Design

Soulslike expertise

Communication skills

Deadline driven

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blueprints

Job description

CI Games is seeking a Senior Combat Designer to shape future titles on a 5-month freelance contract. Remote work with flexible schedules (core hours 10am-4pm CET) enables collaboration with talent worldwide. Lead combat systems design, enemy archetypes, and balance while aligning with RPG progression and weapon scaling.

Apply Unreal Engine behaviours via Behaviour Trees and Blueprints, produce clear docs, and coordinate with production and art teams to ship polished gameplay on time.