[Hiring] Character Designer @Escape Velocity Entertainment Inc

Role Description

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.

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

• A generous PTO allowance
• Summer and Winter holidays studio closure (separate to PTO allowance)
• Private Medical & Dental Healthcare
• Private Mental Health scheme
• A generous annual Health & Wellbeing allowance
• Discretionary Studio Bonus
• Top range tech for your home set up
• Other benefits based on your region

How to apply

Click apply and complete an application along with a Resume / CV. If we would like to move forward with your application, a member of the Recruiting Team will reach out to you and guide you through our process.

Escape Velocity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.

Applications will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.