Senior Technical Game Designer; Project

Overview

Senior Technical Game Designer (Project Hire) – United States (Remote). That's No Moon is an independent studio of storytellers and game-makers who believe in the power of narrative-driven experiences. Our diverse team collaborates to create the future of AAA experiences with creativity, responsible production practices, and high-fidelity gameplay and storytelling.

We are looking for hardworking, Senior Technical Game Designer to focus on creating systems, mechanics, prototypes, workflows, and pipelines. You will work with experienced developers to push innovation, agency, quality, and fidelity for next-gen gameplay and storytelling.

• As part of a highly skilled team that believes in self-sufficiency, the Senior Technical Designer’s responsibilities will include creating new mechanics, systems, event scripting, and interactive objects.
• Design, prototype, and implement gameplay systems from the ground up, while extending and iterating on existing systems to deliver a polished, high-quality player experience.
• Work with engineering, animation and design teams to implement content, solve workflow issues, and create content pipelines.
• We believe in ownership, so the more of your vision that you can prototype and execute with your own skills, the better.
• We also believe in open communication and collaboration – use your skills to communicate your vision to the rest of the team and get all the departments excited to collaborate with you!
• You will also work with producers to plan out and prioritize your development schedule. Know what the most important parts of your design are and have plans to reduce scope if something takes longer than expected.

• Extensive knowledge of Unreal Engine and Blueprints.
• Experience with text-based scripting and programming languages (e.g., XML, Perl, C++).
• Knowledge of and interest in the type of game we are making.
• Knowledge of art packages such as Maya, 3ds Max, and the Adobe suite or equivalents.

• Have a cinematic eye! Conceptualize and pitch game systems and mechanics. Communicate clearly and visually to the Directors and the team.
• Have ownership of your content. Once design has been approved, the Senior Technical Game Designer will be responsible for these features to ship.
• Be creative. We don’t want to micromanage. Prototyping ideas you would not have conceived otherwise excites us.
• Be proactive. Pitch concepts that will improve the game and share them regularly.
• Be a generalist. Learn skills to help you complete your vision, from prototyping assets to animation, VFX, mocap, and audio. You will have stellar artists and engineers to help, but presenting a singular vision through your prototype work will excite the team.
• Be responsible. You will check in script and level content without review. It’s your job not to break the build.

This is a temporary “Project Hire” position. The anticipated duration will vary. TNM Project Hire employees will be eligible to participate in a number of TNM benefit plans such as medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, and flexible PTO.

TNM considers a number of factors when determining each role's base pay range, including industry benchmarks, location, experience, and other job-specific skills. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for other incentive compensation including equity and profit share. The estimated base pay range for this role is U.S. only and not applicable for locations outside of the U.S.

The estimated base pay range for this role is: $125,000 - $165,000.

TNM offers competitive and comprehensive benefits that include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, flexible PTO, supplemental life and disability, and more. Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary based on country of residence and/or part-time or temporary employment status.

That's No Moon is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ancestry, color, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national…