Senior Game Designer
We are looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Game Designer to work on Hunt:Showdown in our Frankfurt, Germany based studio.
As a Senior Game Designer, you will be responsible for developing game concepts and systems that fulfill the vision of the Game Director and the Lead Designer.
You will work closely with people from other departments such as System Design and UI to design and implement the needed features to create the desired gameplay experience.
*Required documents that allow a careful evaluation of your application are resume, cover letter and additional samples (Animation Demo Reel / Portfolio link)*
Relocation & Remote Work
Although we believe living close to our studio helps foster team spirit and stronger bonds between team members, we understand that people have different needs and expectations for their place of residence. You have a choice of three location options, allowing you to work with Crytek from anywhere you wish:
1. Come to our modern headquarters in Frankfurt and receive an attractive relocation package and have access to all of our benefits.
2. If you are already living in a European Union member state, we are able to offer you a permanent work contract and allow you to work remotely as an employee from there.
3. If you are interested in full-time remote work in any other country outside of the European Union, we can offer you a freelance contract arrangement.
- Responsibilities
- Take ownership of game features, from initial designs to final implementation.
- Pitch, create and maintain designs and game concepts.
- Run sanity check on game feature ideas with relevant stakeholders to get an overview for dependencies, restrictions and possibilities.
- Work with other departments to ensure all required resources are scheduled and delivered.
- Be a game design knowledge source for other members of the development team.
- Empower, challenge and motivate yourself and everybody on the design team.
- Participate in testing to iterate, balance and tune gameplay features.
- Mentor Game Designers to help them to improve their craft.
- Requirements
- 4+ years as a Game Designer in the video games industry.
- 2 or more shipped AAA titles on PC or Console, preferable FPS games.
- Excellent knowledge of the principles of game design and theory.
- Excellent documentation skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Deep passion for gaming, preferably FPS sandbox games.
- A team motivator and catalyst for pushing quality.
- Pluses
- Technically-minded and scripting experience.
- Experience in working with macros in MS Office.
- Experience with any game engine (preferably CRYENGINE).
- What you can expect from us
- A refreshing yet highly professional atmosphere in a diverse team.
- Flexible work time.
- FUN.
- Free public transportation ticket, which lets you use public transport free of charge 24/7.
- Free German lessons
- Company language is English. Any additional language is a plus, but not a requirement.
- Extensive assistance with getting visa, work permits and communication with local authorities.
- Relocation support.
- A company apartment for your first few months and help in finding a private apartment.
- ...and much more!
Apply for this Position
Please apply directly online and, if applicable, upload your materials as specified on the job posting. Fields marked with a * are required.
We are Crytek.
Crytek is an independent video game developer, publisher, and technology provider based in Frankfurt, Germany.
Crytek pushes the boundaries of the possible to make the impossible a reality. We want to create the most fun gaming experiences around, and if we have to blow up computer system requirements or push genre boundaries to do so, then we will. With almost two decades of experience in the games industry, Crytek takes its unique combination of experience and skills and continue to make an impact via innovative, fun, cutting-edge games and technology.