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About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products.
Present in 28 countries with 27 studios, Ubisoft has won over gamers worldwide with its high-quality, cutting-edge franchises. Today, Ubisoft boasts one of the richest and most diverse catalogues in the industry with top selling brands on all platforms including Assassin’s Creed, Child of Light, Far Cry, Just Dance, Might & Magic, Prince of Persia, Rayman, Rabbids, Rocksmith, Maniaplanet, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tom Clancy's The Division, Trials, The Crew Watch Dogs and ZombiU to name a few!
Position
Ubisoft is looking for a Senior Game Designer, who will be responsible for the entire feature life cycle, from concept/prototype all the way through to release and frequent post-launch updates. In order to bring the vision of the Producer into a playable experience, you will be responsible for the development of game systems, controls and interfaces.
Responsibilities:
- Pitch, prototype, balance and playtest features, and ensure the highest level of quality in everything you own
- Take ownership over a large, complex system and make plans for how to implement it within the game while balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders (Programming, Animation, AI, Level Design, Narrative, Art and others) and driving development towards the vision laid out by the Producer
- Create and maintain design documentation, including feature specification and implementation guidelines, considering the project stage
- Produce and oversee global UX/UI flow with detailed requirements, adapting it to the changing needs
- Create game systems that answer the needs of the Producer with regard to the targeted experience for the player, meanwhile observing the production directives of the game
Your qualification
- 5+ years in a designer role in the video games industry
- At least 2 shipped projects
- A knowledge of game flow and scripting, understanding of prototyping software
- Ability to coach and share knowledge to other designers
- Ability to work independently and produce excellent results despite technical limitations and time constraints
- Experience in working in a team in a fast-paced, iterative and agile professional environment
- Good proficiency in English
Personal qualities:
- Problem-solving and open-minded
- Flexibility
- Leadership skills, autonomous and proactive attitude, result-oriented
- Sense of initiative, attention to detail
- Strong written and spoken interpersonal and communication skills
- Updating job knowledge proactively
- Capacity to produce efficient software design
What we offer
- International AAA game projects
- Access to cutting-edge hardware
- Experience using hottest internally developed game engines
- Proficient and fun-to-work-with colleagues
- Opportunity to travel abroad
- Medical / Life insurance
- English / French courses
- Long-term employment
- 20 working-days paid vacation