Studio: Thought Pennies Entertainment
Job Opening: Principal Combat Designer
Location: Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with animators, engineers, audio, and FX artists to implement gameplay features.
- Create and lead the design of new enemies and behaviors from concept to implementation.
- Oversee encounter spawning, keeping a close eye on groupings that can become frustrating rather than challenging
- Troubleshoot gameplay and applicable technical issues that arise
- Create and maintain documentation on tools, methods, and training
- Contribute to a studio culture committed to craft, collaboration, and empowerment
- Value schedule and logistics, and partner with the production team members to execute development goals
Qualifications & Skills:
- 7+ years’ experience in game development with a focus on the technical aspects of combat systems; bipedal and quad creatures, multi-sectioned, group encounters, multiplayer interactions, etc. with multiple commercialized projects at a principal or lead capacity
- Passion for designing and implementing combat/fight systems for 3rd person action games.
- Experience with Unreal, in particular Behavior Trees, and Animation Sequence Editor, but also a general understanding of blueprints.
- A deep technical understanding of game engine pipelines, technologies, limitations, editing tool conventions, scripting, troubleshooting, and debugging game content experience
- General knowledge of gameplay and mechanics across numerous genres, and an understanding of what makes them work or not work in the context of each game.
- A passion for exploring and developing new and exciting combat concepts to enhance player engagement
- Ability to develop and discuss designs not just at the purely theoretical level, but also at an achievable one.
- Detail-oriented problem-solving ability, with a service-oriented mentality, backed by strong communication skills
- Willingness to give and receive feedback
Pluses:
- Prior experience making 3rd person action games in Unreal, specifically using Blueprint
- Working knowledge of scripting languages (Python, Lua, etc.)
- High interest in martial arts, combat sports, and/or action/fantasy films
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, send your CV to jobs@thoughtpennies.com