Systems Designer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Systems Designer (Gamedev): Building progression and economy-related game features for a new game project with an accent on designing and prototyping features. Focus on collaborating with a cross-disciplinary development team to implement features and creating scripting/data/content to realize them in-game fully.

Location: Cary, United States

Company

hirify.global is a company making award-winning games and engine technology.

What you will do

• Design, prototype, and collaborate with other Designers and project leadership to ensure your systems deliver the desired player experience and achieve other project goals.
• Communicate the vision for these features to developers across multiple disciplines, and ensure they have the information needed to implement them quickly and effectively.
• Solicit and integrate feedback from across the team, ensuring the delivery of the best version of your systems to players.
• Create the scripting/data/content required by those systems, iterating from early prototypes to final shippable quality.
• Expand and iterate on those systems once they’re in the live environment, ensuring the game remains exciting and engaging to players over the long term.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience shipping titles as a Systems Designer, working on progression, economy, and/or engagement features and content.
• Experience working on live-service multiplayer environments is preferred.
• Demonstrated talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations, forms of play, and the effects of progression and goal setting on play.
• Strong interest in game progression and economies, and an understanding of what makes them work.
• Able to react quickly to changing project needs, drive decisions, and then own that vision.
• You’re player-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative.

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global pays 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents, including Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match.
• Offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
• Celebrate employees with events and company-wide paid breaks throughout the year.
• Offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.