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Senior Combat Designer (Barcelona, Istanbul, Brighton, Malmö or Copenhagen)
Job description
AAA studio, IO Interactive, are working with us to find a Senior Combat Designer to work on an exciting fantasy project that IO believe will revolutionise the multiplayer space.
As a Senior Combat Designer, you will design the movements, camera, abilities, and rhythm of combat that play a big part in the experience and sit at the heart of the project, in short as the studio lays the foundations of the title you will play a key role.
This role is onsite, and you have the choice to be based in any one of IO’s studios: Barcelona, Istanbul, Brighton, Malmö or Copenhagen.
Your responsibilities…
With more than 40 nationalities forming their development team, IO know that everyone is different and are proud to have a reputation for being a friendly workplace with highly talented people.
As a Senior Combat Designer, you will design the movements, camera, abilities, and rhythm of combat that play a big part in the experience and sit at the heart of the project, in short as the studio lays the foundations of the title you will play a key role.
This role is onsite, and you have the choice to be based in any one of IO’s studios: Barcelona, Istanbul, Brighton, Malmö or Copenhagen.
Your responsibilities…
- Develop and oversee the player's combat mechanics, weapons and abilities
- Drive core combat systems such as camera and enemies
- Work closely with Animators, Gameplay Programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement combat features
- Take designs through a full development cycle from concept to release
- Use metrics, player feedback, and a multitude of diverse analytics to improve and refine the design
- 5 or more years’ experience as a Combat Designer, ideally on 2 or more titles
- Shipped one or more AAA games where you were involved in player combat mechanics and abilities
- Experienced with visual scripting languages (Blueprint, Node Graphs, etc)
- Deep understanding of third-person combat mechanics, in part gained thoroughly playing a wide variety of different titles
- Enjoy working with hands-on prototypes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
With more than 40 nationalities forming their development team, IO know that everyone is different and are proud to have a reputation for being a friendly workplace with highly talented people.