Senior Designer

Squanch Games; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance for you &/

Job summary

Squanch Games is seeking a Senior Designer to turn design concepts into high-quality gameplay experiences for a fully remote studio. You’ll own large sections of levels, build with Unreal Engine, and mentor teammates to push creative boundaries.

You’ll collaborate across disciplines to deliver narrative-driven experiences that are funny and impactful, from blockout to ship, while iterating based on playtests and feedback.

Qualifications

• Credit on one or more published titles.
• Shipped console title is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of level editing tools and scripting in Unreal Engine or similar editors.
• Ability to mentor and guide levels from blockout to ship.
• Proven experience creating narrative-driven experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own large sections of the game and guide design direction.
• Build well-designed white-box layouts in Unreal Engine with strong aesthetics.
• Mentor teammates and support junior designers.
• Create immersive gameplay scenarios that reinforce core mechanics.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to meet goals.

Skills

Mentoring

Narrative design

Level pacing & flow

Collaboration

Story-driven gameplay

Tools

Unreal Engine 4/5

UE5 Blueprints

Level editing tools

Job description

Squanch Games was birthed into our mortal world in 2016. Since then we’ve released several laugh-out-loud interactive experiences that have captured the hearts and minds of debaucherous gamers the world over.

If you’ve ended up here, then perhaps you consider yourself a little “Squanchy.” One who is Squanchy has the courage to plunder the depths of madness for joy in its most pure and irreverent essence. Some say it’s a curse. Others, a blessing.

In our humble opinion, to be Squanchy is to truly live. Sounds fun, doesn't it?

Design Department: Senior Designer

As a Senior Designer at Squanch Games, you’ll be in charge of turning design concepts into high-quality gameplay experiences. You love thinking about how to bring great gameplay and character-driven narrative to life. You’ll work on levels at all points of their creation: paper maps, white box layouts, gameplay spaces, playtesting and iteration, and final polish. Building creative new experiences is extremely important to you as well as making games that are impactful and funny.

What You'll Do:

• Own large sections of the game while assisting other designers.
• Use UE4 to build out well designed and functional white box layouts that also have great compositions, pacing, flow, and strong aesthetics.
• Mentor: As a senior, mentoring is a very important part of Squanch. We thrive with folks who are always willing to mentor and assist team members.
• Create immersive gameplay scenarios that support and enhance the core mechanics of the game.
• Work closely with other teams to deliver content that meets each discipline's goals and creates a memorable experience.
• Use UE5 Blueprints to script advanced level functionality.
• Address bugs and gameplay issues to assure a stable and polished product.
• Be collaborative and humble: You know that the best work comes from a team who trust and respect each other. You strive to collaborate with others and don’t care whose ideas win. Best ideas win.
• Play to your strengths and not be afraid to admit your weaknesses.

What We're Looking For:

• Credit on one or more published titles is required.
• Shipped console title is a plus!
• Unreal Engine 4/5 experience preferable, or extensive experience in another engine (Unity, Godot, etc.)
• Advanced knowledge and experience with level editing tools and scripting (Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar editors).
• Confidence in creating narrative-driven experiences. Bonus if you've done things to make people laugh!
• Tech-friendly: Regardless of whether your tech background includes programming, scripting, or working in engine editors, we need folks who are flexible and willing to dive in and make changes when necessary. No paper-only designers, please.
• Experience mentoring and guiding levels from blockout to ship.
• An independent spirit excited to explore new ideas and champion innovative designs.
• Very good interpersonal skills including strong communication skills and receptiveness to feedback.
• Salary range: $108,000 to $130,000 depending on experience and skills
• Employer-paid health and dental insurance for employees and eligible dependents
• Low-cost vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Paid parental / family bonding leave
• 401(k)
• FSA & DCFSA
• Flexible PTO and work schedule
• Fully remote studio
• One-time work-from-home setup stipend
• Monthly remote-work expense stipend
• Monthly customized snack box delivered to your home

Location:

We are a fully remote studio operating from all over the United States! While we haven't hit all 50, we encourage applicants from across the country to apply and help us complete our map.

Squanch Games provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, creed, marital status, registered partner or civil union status, disability status, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.