Job Description
Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.
Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements.
PLEASE NOTE: At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.
Blackbird Interactive is looking for a Senior Systems Designer to join on a sci-fi, first-person action game built in Unreal 5. The game is heavily systems-driven, and uses a blend of hand-authored and procedural content, with deep immersion, emergent gameplay, and an emphasis on narrative.
As a Senior Systems Designer, you are responsible for the design, tuning and maintenance of many important, complex systems, from core gameplay to economy and progression systems, with the goal of delivering a more dynamic player experience. You are a key bridge between Design and the Art and Code disciplines. You are also responsible for designing both features and dev-facing tools for use in Unreal. You care about shaping an engaging player experience and bringing together a blend of creative and technical skills and experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, prototype and implement complex gameplay systems and tools, in collaboration with the other Designers, Artists and Programmers
- Provide team-facing documentation to inform and guide the work of downstream groups
- Provide creative and technical feedback on the work of other Designers
- Understand, interpret and execute on creative direction, in alignment with project goals
- Act as a technical expert on key features and participate in data debugging
- Guide the technical work of others and ensure that content creation follows documented best practices
- Help test new tools / features before distribution to the rest of the team
- Participate in planning a roadmap to completion for the systems for which you’re responsible
- Mentor designers and promote good design principles across the team
Requirements
- Minimum 6 years in technical design or systems design
- Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of game design processes and skills investigating in-game issues
- At least two shipped titles
- Experience with Unreal 5 and Blueprints
- Self-direction and a proven ability to thrive in a highly technical environment
Pluses
- Experience with other areas of design (level design, UX/UI, encounter scripting, etc.)
- Experience playing modern first person games, including genres like Immersive Sim or Action-RPG
- Experience or knowledge of 2D / 3D software
- Experience with a variety of game engines
- Experience with version control software
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