Job Description:
• Prototype, iterate, and maintain creature behaviors and abilities for both combat and non-combat scenarios in an online multiplayer environment.
• Own the implementation and continuous maintenance of creature behaviors using Unreal Behaviors Trees and Blackboards from prototyping to polish.
• Collaborate with engineers, artists, animators, and audio designers to bring your creature designs to the player experience.
• Own creatures, their abilities, and their behaviors while staying aligned with gameplay design and leadership.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary partners to align creature design with art, narrative, 3C’s gameplay, and technical requirements.
• Balance and tune difficulty and behavior to create engaging encounters for multiplayer situations.
• Advocate for the player experience, ensuring creature interactions are fun, surprising, and memorable.
• Partner with Animation to tune movement sets and provide pathfinding logic to ensure locomotion feels grounded and purposeful.
• Act as a key bridge between Art/Animation and Engineering to troubleshoot visual state logic and optimize creature performance.
Requirements:
• Understanding of how players approach multiplayer play in order to create compelling and engaging creatures (and creature behaviors) that elevate the player experience.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to communicate ideas clearly and succinctly.
• Strong playtesting and iteration habits to maintain creative goals while also having a focus on how design decisions affect interpersonal player behavior and relationships.
• Extensive Unreal Engine experience, with strong proficiency in Unreal Engine Behavior Trees, Blackboards, and Blueprint Scripting.
• Experience working with and strong understanding of the Gameplay Ability System (GAS) in Unreal Engine.
• Passion for ecological design, systemic worldbuilding, or player-driven emergent gameplay.
• Love for and understanding of the animal kingdom, creature biology, and natural ecologies.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada.
Benefits:
• Competitive Salaries and Pay Transparency
• Stock Options
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage (100% for Individuals and 90% for Dependents)
• Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, and numerous other benefits
• 401k contributions (USA) / RRSP plan + DPSP contributions (Canada)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Biannual Company Retreats
• Continued Education Allowance
• A fully-distributed studio across North American Timezones (US & Canada)