Description
Keywords Studios are looking for accomplished and enthusiastic Combat Designers to join our Singapore based team working on an exciting, new, and unannounced project.
This role is based on-site at our Singapore Studio.
We encourage both mid and senior-level designers to apply.
This position is an initial fixed term contract with possible extension and full time benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Designs, implements, and iterates on combat systems, features, and content.
- Writes and maintains documentation for combat systems, features, and content.
- Communicates with engineering, art, and other disciplines to produce implementation plans according to design specifications.
- Deconstructs broad specifications into actionable tasks for designers, engineers, technical artists, and artists.
- Drive and follow-up on the production of features, ensuring communication and collaboration across disciplines to meet deadlines.
- Playtests their designs with peers to gather feedback and inform subsequent design iterations and refinements.
- Polishes the gameplay experience for quality and accessibility to ship amazing products.
- Maintains up to date knowledge of design principles and trends in the industry
- Learns from and shares knowledge with peers on a regular basis
Requirements:
- Unreal, Unity, or Proprietary engines experience.
- At least 1 published AAA title in a proven combat, systems, or core features design capacity.
- Proficient in gameplay and mission scripting tools and languages. (e.g. C#, Lua, visual scripting)
- Effective aptitude in basic programming principles, C# knowledge is a plus.
- Confident in their technical ability to implement low-fidelity prototypes to prove out ideas.
- Effective communicators in both written and verbal mediums.
- Receptive to direction and feedback while performing well within a collaborative team environment.
- An enthusiastic gamer with an understanding of effective game design methodologies and the ability to clearly and passionately communicate this to others.
- Experience or an appetite for 3rd person action-adventure games is an advantage.
Benefits: Due to the immediate requirements for this role, we are not considering sponsorship and relocation. This opportunity is for Singapore based residents only.