Job detail for Game Designer

Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams spread across the globe creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed to Rainbow Six, Just Dance, and many more. We believe that diverse perspectives help both players and teams grow. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the boundaries of entertainment, join our adventure and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

As a Game Designer at Ubisoft Montréal, you will work on various systems and mechanics for a sandbox-style multiplayer shooter developed with Unreal Engine. The game combines player-versus-player and player-versus-environment combat. You will design gameplay possibilities that foster interaction and give weight to player choices. Throughout production, you will adjust and balance your designs while considering both the details and the overall gameplay experience.

What you will do

• Design game mechanics and systems in line with design and creative directions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate the features you are responsible for
• Create prototypes in Unreal Engine and evaluate their performance
• Adapt your designs to technical and production constraints
• Find solutions to problems affecting features
• Create and maintain design documentation for collaborating teams
• Evolve features through testing, adjustments, and balancing

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

• Leverage in-depth game design expertise across various systems and mechanics
• Use Unreal Engine as well as word processing and spreadsheet tools
• Apply your thinking and design skills to a variety of gameplay problems
• Demonstrate knowledge of the AAA video game market
• Bring experience shipping AAA video games, an asset for this position
• Show your enthusiasm for creating high-quality AAA video games
• Communicate and present your ideas clearly, both orally and in writing
• Demonstrate empathy, collaboration, curiosity, resourcefulness, and flexibility

What to send us

• Send your CV highlighting your relevant skills and experience
• Share examples of your game design projects, in the form of files or links