Ridiculous Games is looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our veteran team of Engineers, Designers, and Artists.
Seniority Level: Senior.
Type: This is a permanent Full-Time position.
Location: Either In-House or Remote. We have an office in Costa Mesa, CA. We're also licensed for business in various states.
Applicants MUST be located in the United States and must be a U.S. Citizen or have a Valid Work Visa.DescriptionAs a Senior Designer at Ridiculous Games, you will work with the Creative Director and a veteran team of Engineers and Artists to design and develop compelling systems and features for a AAA MMO RPG. Using your vast amounts of experience, you will take ownership of the design of entire systems and contribute to the creation of compelling content.
Responsibilities- Drive design through all phases of development
- Brainstorm and develop compelling features and metagames that enhance the user experience and enhance player retention
- Create concise usable documentation covering features and implementation guidelines as well as extensibility options
- React and adapt to player feedback and provide tenable solutions and improvements
- Participate in design reviews with key stakeholders
Qualifications- At least 5+ years of game design experience
- MUST have a demonstrable portfolio in the design and development of commercially released games
- Extensive experience in design of complex features, tuning, and balancing of mechanics
- Experience being a leader
- Ability to communicate ideas and clearly explain how systems work
- A passion for RPG's and MMO's is a MUST
- You are driven. Self Motivated. Love games.
- You would make games as a hobby
Nice to Have- Ability to do basic scripting and work in-engine
- Broad range of gaming interests
- Strong knowledge of game development processes and pipelines
- Artist background
PerksIn addition to your salary, we offer a lucrative bonus and gain sharing program, along with medical, dental, and vision with employer contributions to boot. In addition, we are in the final stages of setting up a company wide 401k plan for all eligible employees. You will have a generous holiday schedule and a very flexible and generous PTO schedule.
If you choose to work out of the office - you will be offered various treats from breakfast options, to afternoon snacks, as well as your fill of beverages from coffee and waters, to sodas.
Ridiculous will provide you with all necessary development equipment.
NoteQualified candidates will need to pass a basic background check which is performed via Accurate Background.
In addition, upon acceptance of a job offer, you will be required to visit our office, at the company's expense, to on board you onto the project. While the basics can be covered in a few days - you can spend as much time as you wish, but we suggest the more time the better during the critical stage of on boarding.
Should you choose to relocate we would assist in such matters as well.
Qualified ApplicantsSend your resume / CV here:
[email protected]Feel free to add any relevant information that you'd like to share about why you're a good fit.
About UsRidiculous was founded in 2017 by a small group of industry veterans with over 25 years of experience. Our team is unique in how long we've worked together going back to our roots at Interplay Productions in the 1990's. We have experience on all major platforms and are licensed for Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation. While primarily a Unity house, we have experience and technical know how to work on various engines from Godot, to Lumberyard, and Unreal.
If you look at our Project Softology, our staff has contributed to well over 100 individual projects spanning hundreds of individual sku's.
Please visit our website to see some of our team members and our body of work.
Recent projects from 2020 - present have not been disclosed on the website pending approval to disclose.
https://ridiculousgaming.net[email protected]
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