Concepteur·rice sénior·e combat

Job Description

Cloud Chamber is seeking a Senior Combat Designer to join their team in Montreal. The Senior Combat Designer will be responsible for designing innovative AI characters and captivating combat gameplay for the next BioShock game. This role involves collaborating with team leads, the Director, and the design team to craft immersive experiences throughout the game. The Senior Combat Designer will act as a primary owner in the implementation of combat and AI within cross-disciplinary teams, developing functional prototypes of AI and combat scenarios, and communicating progress to the content design team. Responsibilities include maintaining and adjusting assigned combat AI behaviors and parameters, creating detailed design documentation, contributing to the development of combat systems, exploring player expression and emergent design concepts, and participating in brainstorming sessions. The ideal candidate will be creative, solution-oriented, and possess strong problem-solving skills.Responsibilities:

• Designing immersive experiences in the game.
• Implementing combat and AI within cross-disciplinary teams.
• Developing functional prototypes of AI and combat scenarios.
• Maintaining and adjusting combat AI behaviors and parameters.
• Creating detailed design documentation.
• Contributing to the development of combat systems.
• Exploring player expression and emergent design concepts.

Requirements:

• Experience on at least one AAA game as a combat designer.
• 5+ years of professional experience in video game design.
• Experience in bringing an idea from concept to launch.
• Knowledge of current trends in video game technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with established game toolsets.
• In-depth understanding of game mechanics, combat systems, and AI NPC design.
• Proficiency in game development tools and pipelines.
• Experience working in a collaborative environment with interdisciplinary groups.
• Strong concept presentation skills.
• Knowledge of the game industry, technology, and development tools.
• In-depth knowledge of behavior trees in Unreal Engine 5.

Cloud Chamber offers:

• A collaborative team environment.
• The opportunity to work on the next BioShock game.
• A focus on open communication and well-being at work.