Senior Videogame Designer (Remote) (Unity)

Location: Remote from the USA or Canada; applicants must reside within UTC-4 to UTC-8 and be authorized to work in the USA or Canada. Core collaboration hours are 9:30 AM–4:30 PM Pacific.

Salary: $45–65 USD per hour, depending on skills and experience.

Company

hirify.global is a close-knit fully remote videogame studio developing thoughtful, story-based games.

What you will do

• Design gameplay, systems, mechanics, unit balancing, and in-game economies.
• Design and implement levels and missions in Unity, including objectives, layouts, and integration of art and narrative assets.
• Document game designs, lead design meetings, and communicate mechanics and deliverables to engineering and other departments.
• Maintain UX quality, support intuitive onboarding, and identify and resolve issues affecting player enjoyment.
• Participate in internal testing, interpret analytics, and use feedback to improve the player experience.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, writers, artists, testers, and management throughout development.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional videogame design experience across the full development lifecycle, with at least one shipped videogame as a Senior Designer.
• Strong understanding of combat, travel, and level-design systems and best practices.
• Expert Unity design experience and experience integrating narrative into gameplay.
• Experience with professional narrative authoring tools such as Articy, Arcweave, or Pixel Crushers.
• Proficiency in UML, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visio.
• Strong written, visual, and verbal English communication skills; authorized to work in the USA or Canada.

Nice to have

• Experience with Adobe tools, Blender, 3ds Max, Adobe XD, or Figma.
• Residence in Seattle, Los Angeles, Edmonton, or Austin.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with online collaboration during core Pacific Time hours.
• Occasional evening, night, or early-morning calls with international collaborators.
• Occasional travel may be expected.
• Contract-to-hire or employee arrangements may be available depending on location, skills, project needs, schedule, and compensation expectations.
• A secure, ergonomic workspace separate from personal activities and roommates is required during work hours.

Hiring process

• Submit a résumé and cover letter.