Do you love dsicovering cool events in games while exploring with friends? Do you have experience both designing and implementing dynamic, creative moments within levels? Do you love jamming on ideas with motivated teammates? If yes, read on.
We’re looking for an experienced gameplay event designer to both design and implement gameplay events in Unreal.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work with design leadership to implement compelling game moments and events, including puzzles and combat and encounters
- Carry idea through from concept presentation to in-game implementation
- Implement all intended gameplay utilizing scripting tools in Unreal
- Craft a well-paced experience, utilizing all aspects of the player package
- Clearly document and communicate all work and ideas
- Work with the designer team to implement and maintain combat encounters
- Work with design leadership to iterate on and polish the experience
- Provide reasonable time estimates, and communicate when adjustments are needed
REQUIRED:
- Demonstrated experience creating compelling game events
- Experience on a shipped commercial project in a related role
- Eagerness to iterate, iterate, and iterate on ideas
- Strong attention to detail
- A passion for both design and technical implementation
- A strong understanding of technical implementation techniques, primarily visual scripting (Blueprint or similar)
- A thorough understanding of typical design pipelines
- Able to effectively collaborate with other departments
- Motivated and self-driven; complete tasks without major supervision
- Skilled problem solver
- Proof of eligibility to work in the United States
PLUSES:
- Experience using Unreal
- Experience using Blueprint on a shipped title
- Credits on a shipped AAA action/adventure title
Our Benefits
- Full health benefits including medical, dental and vision
- Profit sharing
- Generous PTO
- 401k plan
- Relocation packages
Plus (when there’s not a pandemic)...
- Office movie lunches
- Snacks on snacks on snacks
- A world-beating, custom-made board gaming table
- MAME cabinet
How We Work
Autonomy through collaboration
We remove as many barriers as possible between you and productivity. We’ll ask you to be self-reliant and self-motivated, with the expectation that you talk frequently with your lead and teammates to keep everyone aligned.
Focused project management
We don’t manage just to manage. We’re building a system and process that is helpful, but not intrusive. If someone is asking you for a status update, it’s probably because they are working with you on the thing they are asking about, or are planning to use it.
Small team environment
Size is relative (especially in today’s dev world), but we’re all about direct interaction with teammates, experimenting with ideas and less bureaucracy.
Our Values
High Performance
Average will never be our target. We work hard to put the special sauce in each game we create, and this forms the core of our identity. It also pushes us to evolve. As we strive to be better together, we grow together.
Mutual Respect
We respect the time and extraordinary efforts of our employees by offering generous PTO, profit-sharing, WFH days (even pre-pandemic), and an understanding of personal circumstances. Making great games often takes a lot; we aim to give a lot in return, by committing to share our success with our team.
Approachability
Making something “fun” is inherently subjective, and can’t come without disagreement. We value being open, honest, and approachable. Respect breeds communication, and good communication means good games. If you aren’t approachable, in good times and bad, Airship isn’t for you.
Help Us Build It
We are still trying to achieve our goals, and probably always will be. We’re looking for thoughtful, creative folks to help us move the goalpost.
Due to the high volume of applicants we receive, we can’t reply to each individually. Only candidates in consideration for positions will be contacted. Thank you!
To apply, send us an e-mail to the address at the apply button below!
