Gameplay Designer - AAA Car Tuning

Work Location: On-site, Redmond, WA

Type: Contract, 3 to 4 months

Pay: $50/hour USD

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

We are looking for an experienced Gameplay Designer to support, develop, and tune vehicle dynamics and racing experiences for the next iteration of a AAA racing title. As a Gameplay Designer, you will be working directly with a cross-discipline team and across multiple teams to support designing, tuning, and authenticating our racing experience.

The Gameplay Designer will utilize database and proprietary tools and 3rd party wheel controllers to tune vehicle performance and gameplay events to achieve our long-term goals. In addition to core design work, this individual will be responsible for supporting the vision of the game, presenting results and identifying areas for efficiency gains, and delivering results on time and at high quality using best practice methodology.

The ideal candidate will be highly detail-oriented, a strong problem-solver, a quick learner, organized, and efficient. The understanding of deep game mechanics, creative best practices, and the ability to implement work using multiple technical tools is essential for success.

Responsibilities

• Provide feedback on 3rd party racing wheel controllers to ensure realistic driving experiences.
• Drive the end-to-end process for designing vehicle dynamics and gameplay content at scale.
• Deliver final vehicle dynamics tuning and gameplay content.
• Design enhancements for technical, proprietary gameplay toolsets.
• Deliver game designs and events for a broad audience with diverse playstyles and motivations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders outside the immediate team including additional design teams, data analysts, release management, services, and community management.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience as a designer on a game development team
• In depth knowledge about cars and know how to gather data quickly and accurately
• Fluency with racing/driving gameplay features and programs
• Experience with an ability to learn proprietary physics toolsets
• Ability to run a basic SQL query is a plus.

Preferred Skills and experience:

• Shipped at least one title with a designer credit
• Console and AAA+ titles are desirable
• Experience with cars and automotive culture
• Understanding of gaming culture and what makes a high-quality game.