Description
Position at Amplitude Studios
Amplitude is a team of experienced, quality driven video game lovers who want to create the finest strategy games with the help of our players!
Based in Paris and created in 2011, our titles include Endless Space, Dungeon of the Endless, Endless Legend, and Endless Space 2; critically acclaimed strategy titles, all set in the Endless Universe.
We also recently unveiled our next title: Humankind, a historical strategy epic where you’ll be combining cultures as you lead your people from the Bronze to the Modern age.
Our close relationship with the community is for us a core feature of the studio’s philosophy. We are, of course, happy that our games have sold well and won awards, but more importantly we’re really proud of the way we create games together with our players. Our Games2Gether platform is a great example of this. It enables our community to play a key role in the creation of our games at every stage of development.
Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Creative Director and Lead Game Designer, your main responsibilities will include
We are looking for a Senior Game Designer to assist with the conception of gameplay mechanics for a strategy game.
- Design gameplay mechanics & systems, proactively anticipate problems and propose solutions
- Iterate & adjust gameplay experiences
- Produce and/or maintain detailed game design documentation
- Communicate with programmers, artists, and other members of the design team to create the best systems
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant field
- 9/10+ years of experience in a similar or relevant position, with a specialization in strategy-based games
- Already worked on AAA games
Required Skills And Profile
- Fully fluent or native in English
- Passionate about strategy games / video games
- Capacity to excel in the entire spectrum of Game Design tasks
- Strong autonomy, attention to details and organizational skills
- Excellent ability to work effectively within a team and interact with a large variety of profiles (developers, players’ community, artists…)
- Strong creative skills and ability to form an informed critical judgment on the gameplay systems
- Flexibility and adaptability to fast-paced change
Welcome Bonuses!
- Working knowledge of French
- C# and XML skills
- Game as service
- Basic notions of data analysis