Game Designer

Date Posted: 18.11.19

Type: Full-time on-site

Salary: Competitive

Puny Astronaut is looking for an experienced Game Designer to join our team in Dundee!

This is an exciting opportunity for a Game Designer specialising in feature and mechanic design to join our award winning indie studio and have a significant influence on our debut title, Skye, and all other projects you work on.

The ideal candidate will have experience designing fun puzzle-based mechanics from prototype through to production using their exceptional knowledge of game theory and design principles. Knowing when to iterate a design and when to move on is critical to supporting our rapid development cycles and the success of our game.

Requirements

  • At least one complete development cycle as a Game Designer on a console or PC title within a studio environment

  • Exceptional understanding of game theory and design principles

  • Wide knowledge base of past and present games, across all genres

  • Experience with Unreal Engine 4, particularly with blueprints and level block outs

  • Ability to communicate your ideas clearly, concisely, and efficiently in English, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

  • Design fun, innovative gameplay experiences that immerse the player

  • Take ownership of a feature’s design from start to finish, acting as a partner in the team’s creative vision

  • Validate the design by rapidly prototyping mechanics with the team

  • Iterate on the prototype in search of a high-quality user experience

  • Contribute toward the project’s knowledge base and improve the tools and workflow

Benefits

  • We believe in having a healthy work life balance so we try to always ensure we work a 9 - 5 workday whenever possible

  • We believe creative collaboration is at the heart of great experiences, so you will have lots of opportunities to bring your ideas to our games

  • Our bespoke office is located in the newly developed Water’s Edge building overlooking the city’s quay at the heart of Dundee

  • You will have the opportunity to work on both current and next-gen platforms

  • Our team loves to play board games, but we do lots of other things too, both in and out of work for everyone to get involved in

  • We often organise out-of-office events such as game nights and dinners

How to Apply

Please send the following materials to [email protected]

  • Your C.V.

  • A short cover letter introducing yourself.

We can’t wait to hear from you!