Game Designer
Zapper Games is looking for an experienced mid-level Game Designer to join our team. Read on to see if it is you we are looking for? Apply today!
Do you find delight in playing and making games such as Slime Rancher, Animal Crossing, Pikmin and Tamagotchi? Do you love iterating to discover the fun? Do you enjoy collaborating with different disciplines in a tight-knit team environment? If yes, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with other disciplines to prove ideas through prototyping
- Graybox levels and/or gameplay mechanics in Unreal Engine 5
- Contribute to the overall game design though creating, iterating, balancing and polishing gameplay.
- Establish and document processes, design metrics and systems
- Gather feedback from other teammates and take actionable steps to improve the player experience based on that feedback
- Give concise and valuable feedback to others
- Always keep the player in mind and design around the players' experience
Requirements:
- 2-3 years of experience as a Game Designer working with internal teams within the video game industry
- Have an in-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine 4
- Ability to communicate ideas and design goals clearly to others
- Must have excellent documentation skills
- Being comfortable with iterative designing (not all your ideas will work all the time)
- Experience with game scripting (blueprints)
- An excellent understanding of current game trends
- Shipped at least one title in Unreal Engine on a major platform
Nice to Haves:
- Experience working in Unreal Engine 5
- Experience using Jira, Confluence and Miro
- Shipped one AAA Console game as a Game Designer
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
Zapper games is part of the Amplifier Game Investment group which is part of the Embracer Group. This group brings players some of the best games on the market and we are beyond excited to have their support.
- Department
- Design
- Locations
- Raleigh (On-Site)
Raleigh (On-Site)
Our Core Values
Build Together
We know making video games takes a diverse team of people from different disciplines. We also know it genuinely takes more than that. Collaboration, respect, ownership of work and honest discussions within the team help bring games to the next level.
Be Daring
Don't be afraid to take chances in everything you do. Speak up if you have something important to say. Push your work to the next level and don't settle for mediocrity.
Nurture Curiosity
Seek out knowledge, try things you feel would push the game to another level, brainstorm your ideas often with others and most importantly, create with passion.
Have Fun
While this may sound like an obvious thing to say, truly having fun making the games you also like to play within a positive work environment is important to us. Great games experiences come from teams of people who enjoy working on them together.
About Zapper Games
Zapper Games is a member of Amplifier Game Invest which is a subsidiary of the Embracer Group of studios.
Game Designer
Zapper Games is looking for an experienced mid-level Game Designer to join our team. Read on to see if it is you we are looking for? Apply today!
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