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Intrepid Studios

Associate Systems Designer

Intrepid Studios, San Diego

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Intrepid Studios is looking for a passionate and talented Associate Systems Designer , interested in creating brand new worlds with a brand new IP. Our Associate Systems Designer would live and breathe games, and understand gamers. They have experience designing games, either in school or professionally. They want to be challenged to learn new skills, tools, and techniques, and to grow as a game designer. They must be able to clearly communicate their ideas to a variety of audiences. They must work well with others, enjoy and seek out collaboration, and be willing to accept constructive critique and creative direction. A passion for MMORPGs is required!


Responsibilities:

  • Own, design, test, and maintain content, scripts, and data for game systems
  • Work within defined pipelines and according to best practices while always seeking to improve both
  • Able to operate mostly independently when provided with clear initial guidance
  • Able to solve problems relying upon occasional mentoring and feedback.
  • Develop and maintain game design documentation
  • Continually iterate, balance and tune content, data, and gameplay based on feedback from team, QA and playtesting
  • Communicate, coordinate and participate in a collaborative, interdisciplinary, cross-studio team environment
  • Be adaptable, detail-oriented, well organized and a great communicator

Qualifications:

  • Game design experience
  • Passion for games and game development.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Strong game design skills and methodology
  • Ability to work in a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary, iterative environment, while delivering under deadlines and time constraints.
  • Ability to learn new development tools and technologies.
  • Unreal 5 experience is a major plus

Interview Overview:

Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that while this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

  • 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
  • Design Test
  • 60 min interview with the Hiring Manager and Team
  • Final interview with the Executive Team
  • References calls & a background check

The Legal Bits:

We offer competitive pay based on market standards plus a significant annual bonus structure. The base salary for this role is between $55,000 - $82,500, depending on skills and experience. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

About Us:

Founded in 2015, Intrepid Studios is the independent developer and publisher of the upcoming and Most Anticipated MMORPG, Ashes of Creation. Based in beautiful Southern California, Intrepid has assembled a veteran AAA team of tremendous talent and experience in the MMORPG industry. The studio is designed to be an open place for collaboration and communication, a place that is conducive to team building and success.

We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

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