[Hiring] Game Designer @Hardsuit Labs

Role Description

As part of Keywords Studios, we are gifted with the opportunity to partner with a variety of studios across the globe on all types of games and genres. If the idea of bringing your skills to bear upon an ever-changing landscape of games in collaboration with teams all over the world sounds exciting to you, continue reading.

• Collaborate with internal and external teams/disciplines to achieve end-user experience goals
• Conceptualization, documentation, and ideation of levels, spaces, missions, and gameplay experiences
• Work with a variety of technologies, systems, and platforms
• Grey-boxing, pacing, layout beats, scripting, encounters, gameplay implementation
• Testing, debugging, level performance, streaming, and optimization
• Environmental storytelling, world building, tone, setting, art propping
• Manage and maintain work and documentation
• Actively contribute to the improvement of pipelines and the team around you
• Be a source of knowledge and mentorship to others

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience working in professional production environments in game design, level design, and mission design
• Collaborator able to work across internal and external teams/disciplines as a team player
• Pro-active problem solver who will see problems through to resolution
• Excellent active communication skills and follow through
• Experience conceptualizing, developing, and shipping levels and missions end to end
• Good sense of 3D game space, pacing, flow, immersion, player motivation, and aesthetics
• Strong understanding and comfort with technical concepts, logic, and logic flow
• A strong understanding of Unreal Engine and its development environment

Requirements

• Experience with a range of game engines and tool sets
• Experience in other development roles - Production, Engineering, Art, QA
• Experience in developing networked games and cooperative experiences
• Capable with Maya / Max or 3D software equivalent
• Console development experience

Benefits

• Salary Range: $70,000 to $100,000 CAD
• Group Insurance: dental and health care benefits
• Group RRSP + employer matching contribution
• Employee and Family Assistance Program