Systems Designer (FPS)

Location: Middleton, Wisconsin, United States; onsite four days per week

Salary: $30.47–$56.35 hourly, plus potential incentive compensation

Company

hirify.global is a major interactive entertainment company, with Raven Software contributing to the Call of Duty franchise and developing FPS campaigns and systems.

What you will do

• Design, pitch, implement, and tune player-focused game systems and mechanics.
• Collaborate with creative directors, designers, engineers, artists, producers, animators, and external partners.
• Research subject matter and create high- and low-level design documentation and system specifications.
• Use scripting tools to iterate on and balance gameplay systems.
• Play in-progress game builds and provide concise, prioritized feedback.
• Mentor designers and advocate for the player experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in the games industry in a systems design capacity.
• Proven implementation experience with programming or scripting languages.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the FPS games space.
• Broad understanding of game systems, from moment-to-moment game feel to outer-loop progression.
• Expertise creating design documentation using tools such as PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Miro.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, collaboration, and feedback skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, or similar visual software.
• Previous experience working on FPS campaigns.
• Knowledge of story-driven campaign experiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, iterative, agile, and ego-free working environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, health, life, disability, and dependent-care benefits, subject to eligibility.
• 401(k) with company match and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave, and other leave programs.
• Mental health, wellbeing, fitness, and employee game discount programs.
• Relocation assistance may be available if a company-required geographic move is necessary.