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Lead Game Designer job

Posted: February 15, 2007
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subject: Lead Game Designer , Demiurge Studios

Demiurge Studios is looking for Lead Game Designer
duration - Indefinite

Job details: Demiurge Studios is an independent, bootstrapped game development company. We create original titles and assist other developers in realizing their visions. Clients include Epic Games, Gearbox Software and Secret Level. We're working on high-profile games, and next-generation technology. Our business is growing. Come join us!

Our office is near Boston, in the heart of Cambridge. We're directly on the subway line for easy commuting. We maintain a creative, energetic atmosphere where individual input matters. We offer competitive salaries, benefits, and sane working hours. What more could you ask for?

Demiurge Studios is seeking a talented, experienced Senior Game Designer to lead our internal design team. A focus on communication, organization, iteration and polish are all critical attributes for our ideal candidate. Prior experience leading a team of designers and a demonstrable portfolio of game/level design across different genres are requirements for this position. If you can deconstruct reflex; if you can engineer adrenaline; if you can architect fun - we want to speak with you.

Responsibilities:
* Lead internal Demiurge design team from pre-production phase to final testing
* Conceive, design, and pitch original intellectual properties
* Write and update game design documentation
* Provide both high-level game design direction and hands-on level design instruction
* Task, schedule and review design team's output
* Collaborate with art and programming teams to support the game design.

Qualifications:
* 3+ years of video game industry experience as a lead/senior Game Designer.
* 2+ Complete product cycles from concept to ship
* Strong knowledge of basic game design and level design theory/rules.
* Strong understanding of 3D game space and level flow.
* Reliable scheduling/time management skills
* Two to four year degree or diploma, or equivalent experience
* Ability to learn new tools and workflows with minimal supervision
* Excellent organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills
* Proficiency with MS Word, Excel
* Working knowledge of 3DS Max/Maya and Photoshop
* Passion for Video Games!

Preference to applicants with:
* Experience with level editors such as Unreal Editor, Hammer editor, etc
* Unreal Engine 3.0 experience
* Game programming or scripting experience
* Rapid prototyping experience
* Strong math skills
* Outside interests!

To apply please email, job reference code: WG021307-LGD, cover letter and resume to: jobs@demiurgestudios.com
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

email - jobs@demiurgestudios.com
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