Remote Senior Gameplay Designer

Summary

Join Elodie Games as a Senior Gameplay Designer and contribute to creating engaging game experiences with friends. As an early team member, you'll have opportunities to explore various aspects of game development, learn new skills, and shape the company's first game.

Requirements

• Examples of shipped real-time multiplayer character content for which you were the primary designer or lead
• Experience scripting to build combat mechanics and abilities
• Deep development genre expertise in at least one of the following: MOBAs (ex League of Legends, Smite, Dota 2), session PvP hero-based games (ex Overwatch, Valorant, Apex Legends)
• Play experience with extraction genre games (ex Dark and Darker, Escape from Tarkov, Hunt Showdown, Marauders)
• Experience using Unreal blueprints to develop characters and abilities
• 5+ years of industry experience in a Game Design role

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design and implementation of heroes and gameplay mechanics
• Drive initial exploration, prototyping, and implementation of heroes
• Own hero ability kit development from paper design to final implementation, including implementation and tuning of combat behaviors and abilities
• Design, iterate, and improve on gameplay and balance for the hero roster
• Communicate regularly with designers, artists, and engineers to direct and support the hero content pipeline
• Leverage constructive feedback and player data to iterate upon combat and gameplay design

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of designers and developing product standards for character and combat experiences
• Development experience with extraction and/or battle royale genre games

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including salary and equity
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Relocation assistance
• Holidays and an open PTO policy
• Remote work, flexible hours