Systems Designer
Zapper Games is looking for a highly motivated Systems Designer to join our team to work on a new IP in Unreal Engine 5. Could it be you? Apply today!
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
- Department
- Design
- Locations
- Raleigh (On-Site)
Colleagues
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.
Systems Designer
Zapper Games is looking for a highly motivated Systems Designer to join our team to work on a new IP in Unreal Engine 5. Could it be you? Apply today!
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