Beatmap Designer

This job is posted for Skymap Games via Parallel

Halberd Softworks is hiring a Beatmap Designer to help bring a rhythm game to life. You’ll craft the note charts that players interact with, turning music into gameplay that feels satisfying, fair, and fun to play. If you love games, have a great ear for music, and enjoy the craft of making a song feel good under your fingers, we’d love to hear from you.

Compensation: USD $1,500–$2,000 per month.

Location: Remote / Hybrid in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Employment type: Full-time, independent contractor.

Responsibilities

• Create, implement, and iterate on beatmaps/charts that accurately reflect the rhythm, structure, and feel of each song.
• Design charts across multiple difficulty levels, ensuring a smooth learning curve and a rewarding challenge for both new and experienced players.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, and audio teams so charts integrate well with gameplay systems and feel responsive to player input.
• Work with MIDI and audio tools to prepare, edit, and time chart data accurately.
• Participate in playtesting, gather feedback, and refine charts for readability, flow, timing accuracy, and fun.

Qualifications

• Strong musical skills and a great sense of rhythm and timing, with a trained ear for identifying beats, subdivisions, and musical structure.
• Experience working with MIDI and at least one DAW (Logic Pro preferred, others welcome).
• A genuine passion for video games and an understanding of what makes gameplay feel good.
• Ability to evaluate and adjust difficulty, pacing, and player experience through iteration and testing.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to take and apply feedback.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience charting or beatmapping for rhythm games, including community-made content (osu!, Beat Saber, Clone Hero, StepMania, Friday Night Funkin’, etc.).
• Musical training or experience playing an instrument, producing, or composing.
• Familiarity with game engines such as Unity.
• A portfolio of charts or beatmaps you’ve created.
• A deep love for rhythm games and enjoyment in discussing what makes a chart great.

About Halberd Softworks

Halberd Softworks is an independent multimedia and video game development studio based in Guadalajara, Mexico. We create high-quality original titles and provide development services for other projects. Halberd is part of an international group with a back-office team in the United States.

Equal Opportunity

Halberd Softworks is committed to equal opportunity. Hiring decisions are based on skills, experience, and qualifications, without discrimination on the basis of ethnic or national origin, gender, age, disability, social condition, health condition, religion, opinions, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic. If you need an accommodation to take part in the application process, email contact@halberd.uno. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.