Senior Game Designer (3Cs: Camera, Controls, Character)

TL;DR

Senior Game Designer (3Cs: Camera, Controls, Character): Define and deliver core gameplay for a third-person modern military tactical shooter with an accent on camera, controls, and character systems ensuring responsive movement, aiming, and tactical authenticity. Focus on prototyping, implementing, tuning player mechanics, and integrating with shooting, cover, traversal, and squad-based systems for fluid team coordination and cinematic action.

Location: Remote within Canada; must be legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada

$115,000 - $130,000 a year

Company

Independent game studio building world-class IPs and original creations across multiple genres in a remote-first workplace.

What you will do

• Collaborate with design, engineering, animation, and production to implement core gameplay vision through camera, controls, and character systems
• Own development of 3Cs including player movement, camera behavior, aiming systems like ADS, and input responsiveness
• Prototype, implement, and iterate control schemes for intuitive, precise feel across scenarios
• Design and tune third-person camera for situational awareness, readability, and cinematic presentation
• Integrate 3Cs with gameplay systems like shooting, cover, traversal, and squad mechanics
• Test, debug, iterate on moment-to-moment gameplay; mentor designers and maintain quality standards

Requirements

• 8+ years in game development focused on player-facing systems, especially camera, controls, character
• Experience shipping at least one AAA title with contributions to player movement, camera, or controls
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada
• Proven ownership of gameplay systems from concept to polish
• Strong understanding of third-person fundamentals: camera framing, input responsiveness, locomotion, combat feel
• Hands-on engine work for implementation, tuning, debugging; excellent cross-discipline collaboration
• Experience mentoring designers

Nice to have

• Third-person shooters or tactical gameplay
• ADS, cover, squad mechanics
• Controller-first design for console
• Animation, camera, audio, VFX integration
• Balancing realism and playability in military settings

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first with flexible arrangements
• Creative, future-driven studio focused on long-term careers and ability growth
• Work on diverse projects including world-class IPs across genres