Staff Hero Designer (Game Design)

Location: Remote with pay ranges varying by geographic location; Seattle is provided as an example location.

Salary: $148,000–$222,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global develops and publishes interactive entertainment products and services, including games for PlayStation platforms.

What you will do

• Lead the creative vision and primary design ownership for player character systems across one or more playable heroes.
• Design, prototype, implement, tune, and polish combat, movement, traversal, abilities, controls, camera, progression, and non-combat mechanics.
• Collaborate with gameplay programmers, animators, VFX artists, character artists, mission designers, systems designers, UI/UX, narrative, and development management.
• Lead cross-disciplinary development pods, coordinate milestones and feedback, and drive quality toward project standards.
• Create player system documentation, tutorials, metrics, standards, and best practices for hero design.
• Mentor other Hero Designers and advance internal tools for third-person character prototyping and iteration.

Requirements

• At least eight years of professional game design experience.
• At least one shipped title where the candidate was the primary design owner of player combat or overall player character systems.
• Deep experience creating, tuning, and polishing player movement, combat, controls, gameplay balance, and game feel.
• High proficiency with modern game engines such as Unreal Engine, Unity, or proprietary engines, including scripting and direct gameplay implementation.
• Experience with level editing tools, scripting, and intermediate knowledge of Maya or another major 3D modeling program.
• Exceptional written, verbal, visual, and cross-disciplinary communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in 3D layout, animation tools, or programming languages.
• Experience designing third-person narrative games.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Miro, Confluence, or equivalent tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote work with compensation adjusted by geographic location.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Matching 401(k) plan and paid time off.
• Wellness program and employee discounts on Sony products.
• Potential eligibility for a bonus package.