Templar Media
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About Templar As an independent developer and publisher, Templar develops the games that we want, on our own schedule. We are actively staffing up for both in-house game development and supporting published titles. Templar provides a professional yet non-corporate environment where every team member’s input and collaboration matters. Based in Alpharetta, GA just north of Atlanta, Templar is in the perfect area for those that enjoy sunny weather and a relatively low cost of living.
About the Role As Lead Designer you will have the opportunity to shape the complete player experience of Templar games and to grow the design capabilities of a great design team even further. The Lead Designer should have excellent game design ability in both single and multiplayer and be a proven leader. Finally, the perfect candidate will be a designer that doesn’t accept the status quo and is willing to push the envelope in their designs and try new things. Do you have the skills, experience and ability we’re looking for? If you do apply now and help us take our games to the next level!
Responsibilities
Drive the creation and refinement of game designs
Coordinate with the Game Director and Producer to help define scope, schedule design tasks and meet milestone demands
Perform ongoing design to iterate on, improve, and flesh out the game design throughout the development process from early design to post release add-ons
Work closely with the Lead Level Designer to manage the creation of levels
Work with all departments on the scheduling and integration of the game design, as well as game feature development goals and execution
Lead, coordinate and participate in collaborative efforts to implement and balance gameplay features, based on the design
Mentor the design team to grow their skill sets and capabilities
Establish and maintain best practices and processes for the design team, proactively improving how we do design
Maintain communications with all team members, team leads and executive management, internally and externally
Suggest and lead process improvement initiatives
Qualifications
Lead Designer experience on at least one product from start to finish
Strong ability to coordinate and get the best out of a varied and diverse team of designers
At least 7 years of experience as a designer
Shipped title experience with both single player campaigns and multiplayer
Excellent design skills and thorough understanding of game design theory
Demonstrated ability and desire to “think outside the box”; when designing, challenge existing design paradigms, and push the envelope of design
Ability to clearly articulate complicated systems to other team members and senior management
Strong communication and inter-personal skills, leading to a demonstrated ability to work within a collaborative team structure
Minimum of 2 shipped products with design credit
Preference to Applicants With
Unreal Engine 4/5 experience
Experience with both single-player and multiplayer gameplay design
Experience with open-world or co-op game design
Experience with combat and stealth game design
Familiarity with mission, quest, or dialogue systems
Understanding of Unreal’s Blueprint system and scripting workflows
A love of games, especially action-adventure and cooperative titles
Benefits & Location Templar offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package and a professional but non-corporate environment. This position is full-time onsite at our studio in Alpharetta, GA.
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Lead Game Designer
role at
Templar Media
About Templar As an independent developer and publisher, Templar develops the games that we want, on our own schedule. We are actively staffing up for both in-house game development and supporting published titles. Templar provides a professional yet non-corporate environment where every team member’s input and collaboration matters. Based in Alpharetta, GA just north of Atlanta, Templar is in the perfect area for those that enjoy sunny weather and a relatively low cost of living.
About the Role As Lead Designer you will have the opportunity to shape the complete player experience of Templar games and to grow the design capabilities of a great design team even further. The Lead Designer should have excellent game design ability in both single and multiplayer and be a proven leader. Finally, the perfect candidate will be a designer that doesn’t accept the status quo and is willing to push the envelope in their designs and try new things. Do you have the skills, experience and ability we’re looking for? If you do apply now and help us take our games to the next level!
Responsibilities
Drive the creation and refinement of game designs
Coordinate with the Game Director and Producer to help define scope, schedule design tasks and meet milestone demands
Perform ongoing design to iterate on, improve, and flesh out the game design throughout the development process from early design to post release add-ons
Work closely with the Lead Level Designer to manage the creation of levels
Work with all departments on the scheduling and integration of the game design, as well as game feature development goals and execution
Lead, coordinate and participate in collaborative efforts to implement and balance gameplay features, based on the design
Mentor the design team to grow their skill sets and capabilities
Establish and maintain best practices and processes for the design team, proactively improving how we do design
Maintain communications with all team members, team leads and executive management, internally and externally
Suggest and lead process improvement initiatives
Qualifications
Lead Designer experience on at least one product from start to finish
Strong ability to coordinate and get the best out of a varied and diverse team of designers
At least 7 years of experience as a designer
Shipped title experience with both single player campaigns and multiplayer
Excellent design skills and thorough understanding of game design theory
Demonstrated ability and desire to “think outside the box”; when designing, challenge existing design paradigms, and push the envelope of design
Ability to clearly articulate complicated systems to other team members and senior management
Strong communication and inter-personal skills, leading to a demonstrated ability to work within a collaborative team structure
Minimum of 2 shipped products with design credit
Preference to Applicants With
Unreal Engine 4/5 experience
Experience with both single-player and multiplayer gameplay design
Experience with open-world or co-op game design
Experience with combat and stealth game design
Familiarity with mission, quest, or dialogue systems
Understanding of Unreal’s Blueprint system and scripting workflows
A love of games, especially action-adventure and cooperative titles
Benefits & Location Templar offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package and a professional but non-corporate environment. This position is full-time onsite at our studio in Alpharetta, GA.
Referral Note Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Templar Media by 2x. Get notified about new Lead Game Designer jobs in
Alpharetta, GA .
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