Senior AI Game Designer: Systemic AI & Horror Encounters

PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein); United States; On-site; USD 135,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Mob Entertainment, a startup multimedia studio behind the hit indie horror game Poppy Playtime, seeks a Senior AI Game Designer to own systemic NPC AI for combat and narrative moments. You will implement AI in Unreal, document designs, and collaborate with animators, engineers, and the game director.

Prototype in blueprint, balance AI behavior, and drive features from concept through ship, contributing to a horror-tinged atmosphere across platforms and delivering compelling, challenging

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional game design experience with at least one shipped title having worked on systemic AI directly.
• Direct experience designing behavior graphs.
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine or equivalent visual scripting language.
• Ability to rapidly prototype and iterate on mechanics.
• Experience documenting designs clearly and collaborating through Jira/Confluence.
• Proven ability to own features from concept through ship.
• Excellent cross‑discipline communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of AI including documenting, implementing and balancing
• Create behavior graphs for different types of AI
• Work with animators and tech anim to create compelling movement and behavior for your creations.
• Collaborate with AI engineers on enemy behavior and perception systems
• Prototype behavior in blueprint as needed
• Create and maintain design documentation on Confluence
• Break features into actionable Jira tasks and partner with Production on scope and estimates
• Proactively seek feedback from the team and iterate on features
• Work closely with the level design team to help them integrate AI properly

Skills

Systemic AI design

Behavior graphs

Unreal Engine

Prototyping

Documentation (Confluence/Jira)

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Feature ownership

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Mob Entertainment, a startup multimedia studio behind the hit indie horror game Poppy Playtime, seeks a Senior AI Game Designer to own systemic NPC AI for combat and narrative moments. You will implement AI in Unreal, document designs, and collaborate with animators, engineers, and the game director.

Prototype in blueprint, balance AI behavior, and drive features from concept through ship, contributing to a horror-tinged atmosphere across platforms and delivering compelling, challenging