Systems Designer (FPS)

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

Salary: $30.47–$56.35 per hour

Company

hirify.global is a worldwide developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment, with Raven Software contributing to major FPS franchises including Call of Duty.

What you will do

• Invent, pitch, implement, and tune player-first 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 systems specifications.
• Use scripting tools to iterate and balance gameplay systems.
• Play in-progress 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 and game systems from moment-to-moment feel through outer-loop progression.
• Experience writing design documentation using tools such as PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Miro.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, collaboration, and iterative design skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with visual software such as Photoshop or Illustrator.
• Experience working on FPS campaigns.
• Knowledge of story-driven campaign experiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, agile, iterative, and ego-free working environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, health spending, life, and disability insurance options.
• 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 when the company requires a geographic move.