Senior Gameplay Designer (Characters) | Fully Remote

<p><strong>What we are looking for:</strong></p>

<p>Are you a Character Designer with a passion for making games? Here at Escape Velocity, we are looking for someone to join the team, who will get to design characters that play a big part in the experience of gameplay that sit at the heart of our project.</p>

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<p><strong>What we will do together:</strong></p>

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<li>Find opportunities to bring exciting new gameplay hooks to characters within the game.</li>

<li>Develop and oversee the player's combat mechanics, weapons, and abilities.</li>

<li>Work closely with animators, gameplay programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement combat features.</li>

<li>Take character designs through a full development cycle from concept to release.</li>

<li>Use metrics, player feedback, and a multitude of diverse analytics to improve and refine the design.</li>

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<p><strong>What you will bring:</strong></p>

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<li>Experience as a Character Designer on multiple titles for at least 2 years, with a proven history of taking characters from ideation to shipped.</li>

<li>You have a passion for third-person combat mechanics and have thoroughly played a wide variety of different titles.</li>

<li>Proven track record of bringing uniquely thematic characters to life in video games.</li>

<li>A thorough understanding of creating strengths, weaknesses and counterplay within the character experience.</li>

<li>You like working with hands-on prototypes.</li>

<li>Experience working with UE5 blueprints to design abilities.</li>

<li>You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li>

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