Senior Live Designer

Cloud Imperium Games ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester

Overview

Job Description

Company Description Cloud Imperium is looking for a talented designer to work on its Star Citizen live product. The position entails work on the ever-expanding Persistent Universe experience. Position Team responsibilities: + The Live team is responsible for updates and maintenance of the live product and the content for occasional demos. + The work of a Live designer can be extremely varied as the responsibilities span large parts of the game. From inception to implementation of things such as: missions and their locations, minor game mechanics, user experience, balancing and much more. + The Live product usually receives new technology at a first implementation stage, therefore we can help guide its development and are expected to work closely with the engineers and system designers to ensure its ease of use. + A Live designer must be vocal in ensuring the needs of the player are not overlooked and maintain a finger on the pulse of the community. Personal responsibilities: + Creation of multiplayer missions and expansion as new system and mechanics come online. + Working closely with the Engineering and System Design to improve AI, gameplay, mechanics, tools, etc. + Working with Environment Art and Level Design to ensure a perfect balance between gameplay setup and visual direction. + Working with Narrative to build engaging stories for mission and locations. + Placement of locations within the solar system and on planets. + Willingness to follow and learn from the community using resources such as Reddit, Spectrum, and Twitch. + Maintaining strong relationships with other departments and projecting a professional face of the Live team. + Capacity to work to frequent deadlines. Requirements: + Knowledge and prior experience with multiple scripting or coding languages. + Minimum of 4 years of game industry experience in design role. + Previous experience on a AAA multiplayer game. + Strong communicator, both oral and written. Pluses: + A passion for story-telling. + A willingness to engage with the community.