Demiurge Studios is an independent, bootstrapped video game development house - that means no outside funding, ever. We are spontaneous. We are indie. We are... professional. We're licensed for all next-gen consoles and work on some of the most notable games in the industry, like Bioshock, Brothers in Arms and Mass Effect. Our resume sounds pretty impressive, but we think that our team is even better. And we take pride in taking care of our team.
Demiurge is located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, minutes away from downtown Boston. We are stable, employee-oriented, and employee-owned. We focused on quality of life and smart development practices - before it was cool to talk about it. We maintain a creative, energetic atmosphere where individual input matters. We offer competitive salaries, benefits, and sane working hours. Sound too good to be true? That's just the beginning.
Demiurge Studios is seeking a talented, experienced Senior Designer to help lead our internal design team. A focus on communication, organization, iteration and polish are all critical attributes for our ideal candidate. Prior experience leading a team of designers and a demonstrable portfolio of game/level design across different genres are requirements for this position. If you can deconstruct reflex; if you can engineer adrenaline; if you can architect fun - we want to speak with you.
Responsibilities:
* Conceive, design, and pitch original intellectual properties * Write and update game design documentation * Provide both high-level game design direction and hands-on level design instruction * Task, schedule and review design team's output * Collaborate with art and programming teams to support the game design.
Qualifications:
* 3+ years of video game industry experience as a lead/senior Game Designer. * 2+ Complete product cycles from concept to ship * Strong knowledge of fundamental game design and level design theory/rules. * Strong understanding of 3D game space and level flow. * Reliable scheduling/time management skills * Two to four year degree or diploma, or equivalent experience * Ability to learn new tools and workflows with minimal supervision * Excellent organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills * Proficiency with MS Word, Excel * Working knowledge of 3DS Max/Maya and Photoshop * Passion for Video Games! * Eligible to work in United States
Preference to applicants with:
* Experience with level editors such as Unreal Editor, Hammer editor, etc * Unreal Engine 3.0 experience * Game programming or scripting experience * Strong math skills
