Senior Game Designer (First-Person Adventure | Puzzle & Narrative)

Location: Remote | International Team; the role is listed under Poznań, Poland, Europe.

Company

hirify.global is a creative game art and co-development studio working with game developers and entertainment partners worldwide, while expanding into original game development.

What you will do

• Help define the core gameplay pillars, player experience, mechanics, interaction systems, progression, and gameplay loops for an unannounced first-person adventure and puzzle game.
• Design environmental puzzles, interactions, challenges, learning curves, difficulty, pacing, and feedback around observation, experimentation, logic, and creativity.
• Collaborate on narrative structure, character interactions, emotional pacing, environmental storytelling, player agency, and the connection between gameplay, narrative, and atmosphere.
• Create and maintain Game Design Documents, mechanic specifications, interaction diagrams, player experience flows, gameplay rules, and progression logic.
• Build paper, greybox, and interactive prototypes; collaborate with developers, conduct playtests, interpret player behavior, and iterate on gameplay using Unreal Engine or comparable tools.
• Own gameplay features and design systems from exploration through implementation while collaborating with art, development, narrative, and creative leadership.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional game design experience, including significant ownership of gameplay mechanics, systems, or player experiences.
• Proven contribution to commercially successful or critically acclaimed released games and a clear understanding of the full game development lifecycle.
• Experience in established game development studios or complex, high-quality game productions.
• Strong understanding of game design fundamentals, player psychology, motivation, engagement, pacing, interactive feedback, puzzle design, progression, logical challenges, and interaction systems.
• Ability to design engaging mechanics from early exploration through implementation and translate abstract creative ideas into actionable documentation.
• Experience creating GDDs, feature specifications, gameplay diagrams, structured design proposals, prototypes, gameplay iterations, and playtests.
• Appreciation for narrative-driven games, emotional storytelling, and meaningful player experiences.
• Ability to collaborate with programmers, artists, and creative leadership, with exceptional creative judgment, analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Fluency in English required.

Nice to have

• Experience with first-person adventure, puzzle, exploration, or narrative-driven games.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine 5, Blueprint visual scripting, level greyboxing, gameplay prototyping, level design, spatial composition, player guidance, and environmental interaction.
• Experience with interactive storytelling systems, environmental narratives, emotionally driven gameplay, original game concepts from pre-production through release, and reusable gameplay systems.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted workflows for research, brainstorming, mechanic exploration, documentation, or rapid prototyping.
• Experience conducting usability studies, evaluating player behavior, and refining mechanics through structured feedback.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, long-term role with remote-friendly international collaboration.
• High creative ownership and direct influence over gameplay mechanics, player experience, and narrative direction.
• Close collaboration with experienced artists, developers, and creative leadership in a design-driven, experimentation-focused environment.
• Competitive compensation, flexible contract options, continued creative collaboration, and professional growth opportunities.
• Annual Beffio team retreats and a supportive studio culture.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV, portfolio, or examples of game design work with a short introduction.
• Include games and mechanics personally designed, the creative reasoning behind decisions, and how early concepts became compelling player experiences.
• Examples of design documents, gameplay prototypes, mechanic breakdowns, or post-release design analysis are especially welcome.