Combat Designer – London – AAA MMO Games – Permanent

Job Type: Permanent

Project: AAA Games

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Our client is on an epic journey, and they want you to join them! They are growing and have opened a new studio in central London. The studio is currently in its founding stages, so this is a unique opportunity to be a part of a great adventure!

The Design Team is a multi-disciplinary group focused on the delivery of compelling player experiences through ideation, iteration, and implementation. The team is passionate about finding creative solutions to design challenges and responsible for filtering the game vision into individual features, levels, combat, quests and encounters. The design team collaborates closely with all other disciplines to support features throughout the whole development lifecycle to ensure high-quality experiences are delivered on schedule.

REQUIREMENTS:

• An experienced combat designer who has shipped at least one title in a combat design role.
• A passionate gamer with a love for combat-focused games.
• An individual with excellent rapid prototyping skills.
• You have demonstrable experience delivering features that rely on timing and feel.
• You understand combat systems in games across the industry.
• As a bonus, you are familiar with the constraints of implementing combat in an online game.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the Lead Combat Designer to support the vision and goals for combat
• Collaborate with the wider team to define and achieve the quality targets needed to make sure the combat fits in with the overall game world.
• Conduct research across all media to get better deliver on the goals and vision of the combat experience for the project.
• Work with Unreal Engine to tune the combat experience in the game.
• Regularly seek feedback from the wider team to aid you in honing the combat experience.
• Assist in the development of the tools and systems necessary to deliver combat to the highest possible quality.

Interested in finding out more about the studio and project? Apply now or call us directly today on +44 (0) 1206 214415!