In this role you will be responsible for creating, balancing and maintaining the game's systems to ensure an engaging and satisfying player experience in a 3rd person, open-world action/adventure game.
Responsibilities:
• Conceptualize and implement core games systems, mechanics and features.
• Continuously balance game systems to ensure fair and engaging gameplay.
• Collaborate with directors, leads and other disciplines to execute the overall vision for the game.
• Contribute to the overall game design through creating, iterating, balancing and polishing gameplay.
• Regularly prove out ideas through prototyping.
• Establish and document processes, design metrics and systems.
• Always keep the player in mind by designing around the players' experience.
Requirements:
• An in-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine 5.
• Experience with game scripting (blueprints).
• Ability to clearly communicate ideas and design goals to others.
• Possess excellent documentation skills.
• Vast knowledge of modern game design.
• Being comfortable with iterative designing.
• 4+ years of experience working creating and balancing game systems.
• Shipped at least 1 title in Unreal Engine.
• A deep passion for video games.
Nice to Haves:
• In-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine's Gameplay Ability System.
• Experience working in Confluence and Miro.
Why Zapper Games?
We want you to enjoy crafting amazing player experiences and have fun times creating games you can be proud of. We also know that making games is hard work and that’s why we offer a generous benefits package to make sure our team members are properly taken care of. Here’s what you can expect from us.
• Top-tier health, dental and vision insurance (No Premiums!)
• Four weeks paid vacation.
• Paid time off the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid federal holidays
• 10 sick days
• 401k with matching
Location: Morrisville, NC
Posted: Oct. 18, 2024, 8:16 p.m.
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