Sanzaru is looking for a talented Combat Designer to collaborate, craft, and elevate virtual reality combat experiences. As a Combat Designer, you will work directly with the Game Directors and discipline leads to evolve traditional combat to a truly visceral experience in virtual reality. You'll own and carry designs from start to finish, working closely with cross-functional teams. A heavy emphasis will be on moment-to-moment play testing and tuning to ensure the most compelling combat experiences.
Senior Boss Encounter Designer - Sanzaru Game Studio Responsibilities:
- Work directly with cross-functional teams to create epic and engaging experiences
- Own and drive vision from start to completion by collaborating with art, engineering, and animation
- Design and implement high-quality combat scenarios, such as boss fights
- Establish satisfying risk/reward, flow, and feel
- Develop, experiment, and prototype combat experiences
- Manage all aspects of combat design including animation, code, and gameplay needs
- Evolve and understand what makes combat fun and rewarding
- Effectively communicate regularly and problem solve with leadership
- Evaluate features needed to improve and streamline implementation of gameplay systems
- Understand and adhere to hardware limitations using creative solutions
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- 5+ years of industry experience working on different platforms
- Shipped 2+ AAA titles on high-end platforms
- Hardcore gamer that understands combat and systems design inside and out
- Demonstrated experience assessing system architecture and combat design needs
- Working knowledge of Unreal Engine, specifically scripting and UE blueprint
- Understands the specific development challenges within a VR environment
- Experience multi-tasking and adapting easily to change
- Proven communication skills and experience interacting effectively
- Familiar with creating boss fights and combat scenarios
- Animation or code background and/or in a related field
- Experience in VR
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$137,000/year to $193,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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