Senior Gameplay Designer (Characters) | Fully Remote

Escapevelocityentertainmentinc; United States; À distance; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

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Fully Remote

Résumé du poste

Escape Velocity is seeking a Character Designer to craft characters that drive gameplay and sit at the heart of our project. You will influence combat mechanics, weapons, and abilities, collaborating with animators and programmers to prototype and implement features.

We value hands-on prototyping, a track record of shipped titles, and strong communication skills as you bring characters to life across a fully remote studio environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Character Designer on multiple titles for at least 2 years, shipped.
• Passion for third-person combat mechanics and played a wide variety of titles.
• Proven track record of bringing thematically strong characters to life in video games.
• Understanding of strengths, weaknesses and counterplay in character design.
• Enjoy hands-on prototypes.
• Experience with UE5 blueprints to design abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Design and refine character gameplay hooks and combat mechanics.
• Develop and oversee player weapons and abilities.
• Collaborate with animators, programmers, and teams to prototype and implement combat features.
• Take character designs from concept to release.
• Use metrics and player feedback to improve the design.

Connaissances

Character design

Third-person combat

Character design impact

Balance and counterplay

Prototyping

UE5 Blueprints

Communication

Outils

UE5 Blueprints

Description du poste

What we are looking for:

Are you a Character Designer with a passion for making games? Here at Escape Velocity, we are looking for someone to join the team, who will get to design characters that play a big part in the experience of gameplay that sit at the heart of our project.

What we will do together:

Find opportunities to bring exciting new gameplay hooks to characters within the game. Develop and oversee the player's combat mechanics, weapons, and abilities. Work closely with animators, gameplay programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement combat features. Take character designs through a full development cycle from concept to release. Use metrics, player feedback, and a multitude of diverse analytics to improve and refine the design.

What you will bring:

• Experience as a Character Designer on multiple titles for at least 2 years, with a proven history of taking characters from ideation to shipped.
• You have a passion for third-person combat mechanics and have thoroughly played a wide variety of different titles.
• Proven track record of bringing uniquely thematic characters to life in video games.
• A thorough understanding of creating strengths, weaknesses and counterplay within the character experience.
• You like working with hands-on prototypes.
• Experience working with UE5 blueprints to design abilities.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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