Senior Combat Designer - Lead Third-Person Shooter Combat

Velan Studios; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Office locations in Troy, NY

Toronto, ON office

Job summary

Velan Studios is seeking an experienced Combat Designer to drive early-stage design decisions and lead the implementation of engaging combat systems for an exciting new third-person shooter concept.

You will collaborate with VFX artists, animators, audio designers, and gameplay programmers to craft responsive and intuitive combat and traversal experiences that fit our inventive studio ethos.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of design experience in games.
• At least one shipped title as a combat designer in action/shooter genres.
• Ability to lead a small cross-discipline sub-team on mid/large projects.
• General scripting proficiency and strong cross-disciplinary communication.

Responsibilities

• Create compelling combat design and traversal sets for playable characters.
• Define combat behaviors of enemies, allies, and bosses.
• Collaborate with artists, animators, audio designers, and programmers.
• Implement key systems in partnership with engineering teams.
• Lead as a team with the Game Director to shape combat designs.

Skills

Combat design

Traversal design

Leadership

Scripting proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in game design or related field

Tools

Scripting languages

Job description

Velan Studios is seeking an experienced Combat Designer to drive early-stage design decisions and lead the implementation of engaging combat systems for an exciting new third-person shooter concept.

You will collaborate with VFX artists, animators, audio designers, and gameplay programmers to craft responsive and intuitive combat and traversal experiences that fit our inventive studio ethos.