Technical Game Designer I - Remote

Overview

Join Pipeworks Studios and make your mark on the gaming industry as a Technical Game Designer. Refine gameplay mechanics via playbooks to propagate throughout an exciting Unreal-based AAA project.

In Short

• Actively participate as a project contributor, collaboratively creating, communicating, and managing tasks independently.
• Design, implement, and maintain technical systems and tools to support game design.
• Provide detailed and iterative design documentation to support the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with engineers and other technical staff to ensure the successful implementation of game mechanics and features.
• Communicate with external stakeholders, including clients, per project requirements.
• Occasional travel, per project requirements.

Requirements

• Strong collaboration skills.
• Experience with designing complex systems and/or tools.
• Unreal 5 experience with strong blueprint skills.
• FPS and/or 3rd person action experience.
• Strong technical skills, including proficiency in scripting and programming languages.
• Familiarity w/ Jira, Confluence, or equivalent task tracking and collaborative environments.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of staff, both written and verbal.
• Show exceptional deductive reasoning skills.
• Work with and lead teams, including taking direction and inspiring others.
• Assist in solving problems in resourceful ways.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• 401K with employer match.
• Employer Paid Life Insurance Policy.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• 20 Paid Company Holidays.
• Relocation.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Fitness Club Discounts.
• Sports Team Sponsorship.
• Annual Company Events.
• Project Wrap Parties.