Senior Game Designer

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Game Designer in United States.

This role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced game designer to help shape the future of a globally recognized horror-adventure franchise. You will contribute to designing immersive gameplay systems that blend tension, exploration, puzzles, and narrative-driven experiences. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll transform creative concepts into engaging mechanics and memorable player moments. The position combines hands-on design work with strategic thinking, allowing you to influence both feature development and overall gameplay quality. You’ll collaborate with designers, engineers, artists, and storytellers in a highly creative environment focused on innovation and player impact. This role is ideal for someone passionate about interactive storytelling and building polished gameplay experiences using modern game development tools.

Accountabilities

• Design and own gameplay systems, mechanics, and interactive sequences that deliver engaging pacing, tension, and player-driven storytelling.
• Translate creative ideas and narrative goals into practical, well-scoped gameplay designs ready for implementation.
• Prototype new gameplay concepts using Unreal Engine 5 and Blueprints, iterating quickly to validate mechanics and player experience.
• Collaborate closely with narrative, level design, technical design, engineering, and art teams to ensure cohesive gameplay and storytelling integration.
• Contribute to the design and balancing of puzzles, environmental interactions, traversal systems, and enemy behaviors when needed.
• Participate actively in playtesting cycles, providing and incorporating feedback to refine gameplay quality and player experience.
• Produce and maintain clear design documentation to support development teams and ensure alignment across disciplines.
• Mentor fellow designers and contribute to raising the overall design quality and consistency across the project.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional game design experience, including at least one shipped title in a senior or lead design role.
• Strong expertise in Unreal Engine, particularly with Blueprints for prototyping and gameplay scripting (C++ familiarity is a plus).
• Proven ability to design and balance gameplay systems, puzzles, or scripted interactive sequences.
• Experience working on narrative-driven, exploration-focused, or horror/adventure games.
• Solid understanding of gameplay pacing, suspense, and player engagement mechanics.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to think strategically while managing detailed gameplay implementation and iteration.
• Highly organized, proactive, and capable of owning features from concept through final implementation.
• Bonus: experience designing first-person exploration gameplay, environmental storytelling, or greyboxing levels to demonstrate mechanics.
• Bonus: prior experience mentoring junior designers or contributing to team-wide design standards.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive compensation package.
• Performance-based incentives and long-term career growth opportunities.
• Flexible work arrangements and remote-friendly environment.
• Health and wellness benefits including medical coverage.
• Learning and development opportunities to support professional growth.
• Collaborative and creative studio culture focused on innovation and storytelling.
• Team events and initiatives designed to foster collaboration and engagement.

Why Apply Through Jobgether?

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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