designer Vancouver
Job description
About Us
Charm Games is an independent studio of veteran game developers based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. We create beautiful adventures in virtual reality, like our award-winning 2017 VR Game of the Year finalist FORM (IGN, UploadVR).
Our goal is to create accessible, immersive worlds that evoke feelings of mystery, wonder, and charm. Our design philosophy is centered on ensuring players never leave feeling like they wanted something more. We value rapid iteration, continual growth, constant collaboration and the ability to make decisions that place our players at the center of our work.
About the Position
The Senior Gameplay Designer - Virtual Reality is responsible for designing core gameplay systems, levels, and other content. This position will require a deep desire to understand and influence how all our gameplay systems combine into a memorable experience that delivers more than the sum of its parts. You will be successful in this role if you have an insatiable curiosity about the wants of our players, and the unique opportunities available for entertaining people in virtual reality.
This is an in-office or remote permanent full-time position. This position will encompass work on an unannounced Unreal Engine project. The successful candidate will be based in the Pacific time zone and must be eligible to work in Canada.
What you’ll be doing:
- Creating and communicating gameplay and interface design concepts while maintaining a clear understanding of design direction
- Creating prototypes (paper and digital) to validate gameplay design concepts
- Designing and implementing gameplay features, missions, levels, and content, working with all production disciplines
- Building narrative systems to tell a story within an established framework
- Provide accurate risk/scope assessments when new features are proposed
- Working with the producer to organize design reviews and playtesting sessions
- Using feedback from reviews and playtests to implement gameplay changes
- Providing constructive feedback for gameplay content and features
What you’ll bring:
- Prior shipped work in a design role on a title developed in Unity or Unreal
- Demonstrated expertise in gathering, filtering, and applying player and developer feedback in technical design decisions
- Experience visually communicating design intent through "paper" prototyping or using digital art tools
- Demonstrated ability to listen well, treat people with respect, and maintain calm poise under stress
- Proven experience making wise choices and taking smart risks despite ambiguity
Pluses:
- Love for and experience telling stories through gameplay
- Educational achievement in gameplay design, human-computer interaction, interface design, or related
- Experience with visual scripting tools to complement design skills
- Experience developing for virtual reality
