Sr. Content Designer - Shooter in Alien Universe - Cold Iron Studios
Position Summary
Cold Iron is seeking an experienced Sr. Content Designer to join our world class team in creating a shooter set in the Alien universe for consoles and PC! Are you a passionate about creating a game where people feel engaged and successful? Do you revel in turning visions and ideas into playable events?
Awesome. Come join our creative, collaborative studio and add stories to the Alien universe with a tight, integrated team of game developers.
Your Day to Day
You can expect to be responsible and accountable for the following:
- Translate the vision of the creative director into in-game story and playable events
- Write missions/jobs that are fun, challenging, and fit the overall game
- Arrange rooms and play spaces into playable levels
- Help manage the overall advancement of the player and their narrative journey through the game
- Translate playtest feedback into iterative improvements
- Collaborate with the World Building and Environment teams to build engaging play spaces
- Assist in scoping work for on time milestone deliveries
- Guide and mentor other team members
Your Career Progression
Do the best work of your career! No, really, that’s what we expect of you. Come aboard and work with industry veterans all working to improve their craft and become better game developers. Your portfolio of experience will grow, and the size of the audience you reach will expand exponentially. The small team atmosphere allows you to contribute more and have greater ownership over what you do day to day.
Requirements
- 3+ years content design experience
- Experience with multiplayer games and/or shooters
- Strong sense of level design, scale, pacing, and gameplay flow
- Self-driven with strong communication skills
- Experience with gameplay scripting
- Strong narrative and dialog writing skills
- Ability to tackle challenges and problem solve with a strong sense of ownership
- Ability to work closely with many other disciplines and be a team player
- Understanding of current game art pipelines and methodologies
Would Love to See
- Experience with Unreal Engine and/or 3D art creation applications
Education
- No requirement.
Benefits:
Aside from the intrinsic value of exciting a huge audience with your creative work, you can expect:
Health and Wellness
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401(k)
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Business Travel Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Long Term Disability
Perks
- Employee Referral Program
- Education Reimbursement
- Fitness Club Discounts
- Training and Development
- Commuter Incentives and Hybrid Vehicle Purchase/Lease Program
- Merchandise Discounts
About our Location
Cold Iron Studios, a division of FoxNext Games, is on a mission to create games they want to play with people they love to work with. The studio was founded by three industry veterans in 2015, and has since expanded to 25+ awesome developers who are all experts in their discipline. The Cold Iron team is a diverse group of passionate gamers with decades of experience developing and launching award-winning MMO and action titles. Currently, the team is working on a new PC and console shooter based on the Alien franchise. The team is especially excited to be entrusted with the Alien universe and to provide Alien and gaming fans with an experience they will love.
To apply, please visit www.coldironstudios.com/careers
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.