Game Designer

About Ascendion :

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

Job Title: Gameplay Designer

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Ideate and steward the design of missions, modes and gameplay to the final stages of polish.
• Use Unreal as well as proprietary tools to create and debug missions and gameplay.
• Own the design and quality of your missions and gameplay systems.
• Regularly collaborate with other designers, technical designers, and artists.
• Become a contact point for other departments (Cinematics, VFX, Sound, Programmers, etc.)
• Use the Unreal tools to implement memorable challenges, combat, objectives, and scripted events.
• Participate in critique sessions to provide input to personal and peers’ work.
• Regularly present your work to your leads and adjust quickly to Feedback.
• Create and maintain design documentation.

Qualifications:

• Experience working on visual scripting/scripting languages, ideally in Unreal Engine.
• Experienced with the game design fundamentals, constraints, and narrative.
• Strong knowledge and experience using gameplay systems in levels.
• Experience working collaboratively in a cross-discipline development environment.
• Experience with current scripting languages and level editors.
• Experience with game consoles and tools.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Awareness of accessibility and inclusivity with respect to both video games and workspace environments
• Comfortable working with and communicating with other disciplines and teams
• Strong desire to improve workflows and pipelines
• A positive, collaborative team-centric mentality
• Passionate about games and gaming.

Location: Vancouver, BC. (Hybrid)

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between CA$90,000- CA$ 110,000 Annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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