Senior Game Designer

2 Weeks ago • 5 Years +

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

About the job:
Wildlight Entertainment seeks a Senior Game Designer with 5+ years of experience to design and build compelling gameplay mechanics for a new competitive multiplayer game. Strong technical skills in scripting and a deep understanding of multiplayer design are essential. This is a remote-first role with a competitive salary and benefits package.
Must have:
  • Game Designer
  • Gameplay Scripter
  • Multiplayer Design
  • Scripting Languages
Good to have:
  • UE5 Experience
  • Playtesting Experience
  • Design Sensibilities
  • Collaboration Skills
Perks:
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Comprehensive Benefits
Wildlight Entertainment is a brand-new, fully-funded entertainment studio comprised of talented creators from some of the biggest IPs in gaming, including Apex Legends, Call of Duty, and Titanfall. We are driven by our deep passion for making AAA games that leave a lasting impact on the world, and we match that drive with a commitment to quality in every aspect of our work. We foster a positive, supportive work environment built on mutual trust and open communication, where everyone has a voice and is treated with respect. With a bias for action and a belief in each other, we’re betting on ourselves to deliver truly unforgettable gaming experiences. 

We're a remote-first company, but we believe people should be able to work where they can be most productive. Currently, we can employ in the United States and Canada. We also have offices in Los Angeles and Seattle for those interested in hybrid or full-time office work.

We are seeking a Senior Game Designer to join our Design team. This role requires someone with a strong technical skillset in text based scripting and a deep love and understanding of designing multiplayer gameplay. We are a small, iterative and fast-moving team where our designers often bounce between varied gameplay tasks instead of strict specializations.This person will focus on content design - ideating, designing and building out a variety of novel gameplay mechanics for a new type of competitive multiplayer game. If you enjoy making and playing games, and have a strong sense of fun and feel, we’d love to work with you!

Responsibilities

    • Design and implement various player facing gameplay features, such as game mechanics, weapons, player abilities, and game mode events.
    • Work directly in UE5 to create awesome AAA-quality gameplay mechanics that are fun to use, have great feel, and are balanced for multiplayer.
    • Fully own features through all phases of development—ideation, prototyping, implementation, iteration and finalizing.
    • Drive testing and iteration on features based on feedback from playtests, peers and design leadership.
    • Effectively scope, prioritize, optimize and deliver high quality features on time without a large production team.
    • Quickly identify and debug technical issues.
    • Attend playtests, provide feedback, and actively participate in improving the game outside of your specific features.

Requirements

    • 5+ years experience as a Game Designer, Gameplay Scripter, or similar role in Game Development.
    • Have 2+ Shipped titles in a similar role.
    • Have excellent design sensibilities and collaboration skills, particularly with other disciplines including Engineers, Designers, and Artists.
    • Experience with Programming/Scripting languages such as Python, C#, Java, or any C based scripting language.
    • Experience prototyping, building, and owning gameplay features from concept to release.
    • Proven ability to be self-directed, effective, and productive even when the path ahead is unclear.
    • Able to drive playtesting; collect & process feedback, ceaselessly iterate, and determine when a design meets quality.
Compensation: We believe that a team that builds together wins together. Because of that, our compensation packages consist of competitive industry standard base salaries and an annual bonus.
For this specific role, the base salary range is $130,000 to $170,000 with the final salary offered dependent on job-related skills, knowledge, experience, and internal equity.

Benefits: We are committed to creating a positive and inclusive work environment with a no-crunch culture and an unlimited PTO policy so people can take the time when they need and want it! Additionally, we offer comprehensive healthcare, dental & vision coverage for you and your family and paid parental leave.
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$130.0K - $170.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$150.0K/yr avg.
Los Angeles, California, United States

About The Company

Wildlight Entertainment is a new, fully-funded entertainment studio comprised of talented creators from some of the biggest IPs in gaming, including Apex Legends, Call of Duty, and Titanfall.


We are driven by our deep passion for making AAA games that leave a lasting impact on the world and we match that drive with a commitment to quality in every aspect of our work. We foster a positive, supportive work environment built on mutual trust and open communication, where everyone has a voice and everyone is treated with respect. With a bias for action and a belief in each other, we’re betting on ourselves to deliver truly unforgettable gaming experiences. 


Wildlight Entertainment is a remote-first company, but we believe people should be able to work wherever they can be most productive. We currently have offices in Los Angeles and Seattle for those interested in hybrid or full-time office work.

California, United States (Remote)

California, United States (Remote)

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