HB Studios is a driving force in the creation of sports games and the studio behind PGA TOUR 2K Golf – presently working on PC and Consoles. We have an opportunity for a Game Designer who is passionate about the art and process involved in game development to join our team.
As a Game Designer, you will work with a team of professionals designing and developing one of the fastest growing sports game series in the industry!
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Collaborate with the team to define the creative vision and detailed design specification for the assigned game.
Author and maintain the designs of assigned features used to drive efforts across teams; including UI, Engineering, Animation, Art, Audio and QA.
Shepherd features through implementation, and perform hands-on work; including playtesting, tuning, data entry, content creation, and scripting.
Consider all contributions through a design-critical lens to identify, report, and address any impactful issues to the game’s overall design.
Provide feedback on all aspects of the design and development processes to improve the ultimate quality and success of the game.
Conceive and communicate ideas while effectively soliciting and managing feedback during pre-production, prototyping, and development.
Contribute to our growing philosophy of game design and how we make games.
Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
Typically 3+ years of industry experience in game design.
A solid understanding of technical and production aspects of game development.
Proficiency with common game development software and tools.
Self-motivated individual with a desire to explore, research, grow, and become a go-to subject-matter expert in areas of need.
A reliable and collaborative teammate with the ability to work independently.
A strong cross-discipline communicator, both verbal and written.
Unity game engine and scripting experience considered a plus.
One-or-more shipped games—especially on consoles—also a plus.
We believe the ideal candidate is a creative person with a love for game design, and hunger to engage and learn about assigned subjects – especially sports. We value a proven ability to breakdown game issues, mechanics or concepts into lay terms and share views on game-specific issues in a constructive manner. We are seeking both detail-minded, and big-picture persons who work well with others and consider all forms of feedback.
We encourage applicants with varied perspectives and backgrounds and believe they are the foundation to a strong team.
