What are the responsibilities and job description for the Game Designer position at Gearbox Software?
Game Designer (Multiple Seniority Levels)
The Gearbox Entertainment Company is an award-winning creator and distributor of entertainment for people around the world. Gearbox Entertainment develops and publishes products through its subsidiaries, Gearbox Software and Gearbox Publishing. Gearbox Entertainment has become widely known for successful game franchises including Brothers in Arms and Borderlands, as well as acquired properties Duke Nukem and Homeworld. Gearbox’s ambition is to entertain the world and its key driving objectives include the pursuit of happiness for our talent, partners and customers, the prioritization of entertainment and creativity and a measured respect for profitability. For more information, visit www.Gearbox.com.
A Game Designer at The Gearbox Entertainment Company is a development role focused on creating design content for a project. Game Designers are assigned to a small team such a Gear, Player Characters, Enemies, Systems, Events, and more. They work for their team lead as well as the project’s Creative Director to help pitch, plan, and execute content in their lane.
We currently have multiple projects looking to hire experienced game designers. We are not considering entry-level candidates at this time.
This role often works in collaboration with representatives of various other departments (code, art, animation, level design, etc) to ensure new content is built well for other departments to use and implement and for players to experience with optimal performance. This role requires deep understanding of modern first-person shooters and action games, RPG growth systems, and core gameplay tentpoles from various Gearbox games. For more veteran candidates at the Senior or Expert tiers, this job might also entail training and mentoring entry level hires.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and iterate core gameplay content for a multi-platform AAA FPS
- Coordinate with their team Lead and Creative Director to make sure core gameplay systems are meeting their goals and delivered to players in a complete, polished, and fun state
- Work in multidisciplinary teams with coders, artists, and other designers to coordinate development content and solve problems
- Ability to break down requests from other departments into standardized systems
- Provide feedback for the development of internal tools and processes to ensure rapid content production and fewer bugs
- Take a keen interest in team morale, and the growth of other team members’ craft. This may include mentoring entry level hires for veteran candidates.
Qualifications:
- 1 or more AAA Projects shipped to completion in a design role, leadership roles are a plus
- Understanding of the Borderlands, Wonderlands, or Risk of Rain franchises and core gameplay mechanics
- Shipped Unreal Engine 4 or 5 experience is preferred
- While previous software engineering is not a must, previous work or examples of coding or scripting are a huge plus
Gearbox Entertainment believes that all team members should be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. We are committed to reflecting the diversity of the world we strive to entertain. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide fair and equal treatment to all team members and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.
