Systems Designer

Description

Skydance Interactive is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Systems Designer to work on our unannounced VR title. Our ideal candidate is a self-motivated team player that is passionate about working in VR. You will be responsible for iterating and implementing game design systems while working in a close knit team of designers, artist and programmers.

Skills we look for:

• Experience designing and scripting enemy AI and complex combat systems

• Ability to work hand-in-hand with level designers to intricately interweave mechanics and layout

• Create and maintain easy to follow design documentation

• Prototype and showcase gameplay systems and features to enhance gameplay experiences

• Coordinate with all disciplines to implement the best use of systems during the gameplay

• Collaborate with designers, engineers, artists and animation to implement and tune all gameplay systems

• Build and tune mechanics and systems to provide tools to play the game in various, compelling ways.

• Experience with scripting in visual languages

• Strong analytical and formal thinking, able to break problems down in their key variables and identify the relations between them

• Experience with game engines and tools, such as Unity or Unreal

• VR experience or passionate about working in a VR studio

• College degree or equivalent  professional work/experience.

• Avid gamer

• 3+ years experience in the games industry

• Minimum of 2 professional titles shipped (AAA a plus)

Pluses:

• Experience with UE4 behavior tree is a plus

• Experience with UE4 blueprint

• Experience with object-oriented programming, and/or javascript

Please link portfolio, if available