Senior Gameplay Designer (Gamedev)

SENIOR GAMEPLAY DESIGNER (GIANT SPARROW)

🕹 Unknown
🧠 Senior
💰 Negotiable
⏰ Full-time
🌎 Remote

🦄 Description
We are developing a new game focused on the mesmerizing experience of interacting with wild animals. The project explores intimate, tactile, and unusual interactions inspired by classic fairytales, Jim Henson aesthetics, and Junji Ito.

You will join a small senior team as a core contributor, helping to shape the direction, tone, and feel of the game through hands-on gameplay prototyping and close interdisciplinary collaboration.

🚀 Responsibilities
• Brainstorm and design new interactions between humans and animals
• Build rapid 3D gameplay prototypes
• Champion game feel by tuning movement, physics, and animal responses
• Collaborate closely with programmers, animators, and artists to push prototypes to higher fidelity
• Create art briefs and provide constructive feedback to align visuals and gameplay
• Establish strong prototyping practices and creative workflows
• Actively participate in playtests and lead iteration discussions
• Review and provide feedback on prototypes from other designers
• Mentor and manage junior designers

📚 Required Skills
• 5 or more years of professional game development experience
• Strong ability to build gameplay prototypes
• Experience with C++ or strong C# background with willingness to learn C++
• Proven experience creating expressive and tactile gameplay interactions
• Experience designing 3D gameplay spaces

👍 Nice to Have
• Experience with Unreal Engine and Blueprint scripting
• Familiarity with Blender or Maya
• Interest in science, biology, or natural systems
• Personal game projects, experimental prototypes, or indie releases
• Experience building non standard or experimental gameplay systems

🍪 What we offer
• Fully remote work environment
• Opportunity to work on a highly creative and experimental project
• Core role within a small senior team
• Strong creative ownership and influence on game direction
• Collaborative and iterative development culture

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