We seek a game designer with a focus on systems design. The work is mostly about writing specification and analysis documents.

Applicants should have done substantial written work in game systems design, ideally on released games. Student projects are not enough.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate their ability at written game design analysis. Games you've designed before, game designs you've written, or articles about game design are all relevant.

Core responsibilities:

• Write game system specifications for implementation by developers.
• Work with structured data formats like XML to implement and tune gameplay data like weapons, player tools, constructibles, animals, and so on.
• Use analytical tools including spreadsheets, Monte Carlo simulation, debug tools, tester requests, and others to analyze game designs.
• Review implemented features and specify improvements, cuts, and feature replacements.
• Prioritize large lists of tasks to find the most valuable work.

Secondary responsibilities:

• Coordinate developers, artists, audio experts, testers, and others to keep the project running smoothly and set everyone up for success.
• Organize the project's polish phase before release. Ensure that the details are handled, everything is high-quality, and nothing slips through the cracks.
• Engage with the community to understand player desires. Adapt designs to service them while also retaining your own design intent.

Non-essential but useful cross-disciplinary skills:

• You can read and write C# code enough to understand implementation details and talk to developers about them.
• You're skilled enough with image editing to make useful UI mockups.
• You're a good enough writer to write player-facing texts like quest descriptions, object descriptions, tutorials, and so on.
• You can create pretty good art, or at least understand the elements of an aesthetically-pleasing image.
• You can use data to implement visual effects like explosions, interaction particle effects, and so on.

How to apply

To apply, just send us an email. In your message, please:

• Say which role you're interested in.
• Say where you're located.
• Include a traditional resume.
• Be concise and focus on showing the things you've created. YouTube videos of your games, art, or projects are great starting points for this.
• For programmers, please include links to code you've written. Bigger projects are best, especially if we can see whole projects and how they fit together.

We are based in Canada but can hire internationally. We generally start with a trial contract.

Ludeon's mission is to make creatively-vivacious, original, provocative, and engaging games. Our team members come from diverse origins and hold many different beliefs. Please be ready to work on this mission with people who might think differently from you.