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SENIOR GAME DESIGNER Job at Rogue Initiative in Los Angeles

Rogue Initiative · Los Angeles, CA, USA ·

Job type:
Contract

Overview

ROGUE INITIATIVE is composed of a nimble team of senior developers spun out of Infinity Ward in partnership with film director Michael Bay. We’re looking for a Senior Game Designer to design ground-breaking immersive content and interactive games for current and next-generation consoles and platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Flex your creative freedom to shape core aspects of the game and find the fun!
  • Own your vision from paper design to final gameplay.
  • Guide development and prototyping of core gameplay systems and mechanics.
  • Collaborate with gameplay systems engineers and animators on the rapid iteration of player interactions and encounters.
  • Explore areas for you to influence combat, movement, weapons, game meta and/or enemy abilities.
  • Perform build reviews and provide feedback to the team.

Qualifications

  • Strong technical design skills and experience with Unreal Engine 4
  • Proficiency in Blueprint, C++ and familiarity with Sequencer
  • Expert understanding of various game type intricacies including first-person and third-person combat and exploration.
  • Experience shipping at least one well-known interactive title.
  • An uncanny ability to ‘sell the room’ on your game design proposals and initiatives through imagery and verbal pitching skills.
  • Accustomed to rapid iteration.
  • Calm, upbeat and professional attitude working with multiple deadlines.
  • Avid gamer with a love for dreaming up worlds and experiences to discover and explore.
  • Passion for character-driven action, sci-fi and entertainment as a whole. Inspiration for amazing gameplay can be found in stories and experiences from various mediums including books, comics, folklore, anime, film and television.

Bonus

  • VR experience
  • Unity experience

Details

This is a full-time contract position to start immediately based in our North Los Angeles office.

Rogue Initiative is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


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