GAME DESIGNER

Do you have a profound understanding of cause and effect? Do you find yourself breaking the world down into rules and objects and have fun doing it? If so, Destineer is looking for you to join us as a Game Designer. Through our relationship with the US intelligence community, you will work closely with experienced intelligence operatives as we create games built on an innovative and unique espionage play mechanic.

 

Our Game Designers possess the remarkable analytical and written skills necessary to design fun Gameplay Systems, life-like AI Behaviors, intuitive User Interfaces and other important videogame elements and then communicate these designs effectively to the development team. Attention to detail is critical, and so is knowledge of games, gaming, and gamers.

 

If you’d like to put your own theory of fun into practice, come join Destineer and help us make some of the most culturally relevant games of our time. Making games was never so satisfying -- or important.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design and implement missions and tactical scenarios for an upcoming military shooter.

 

  • Script missions with proprietary visual scripting tool (LUA knowledge needed, or at least a willingness to learn).

 

  • Perform game balancing and play testing.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Experience with 3D game engines.

 

  • Knowledge of gameplay systems and techniques, both videogame and traditional.

 

  • Profound understanding of Singleplayer and/or Multiplayer systems and issues.

 

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.

 

  • Ability to work well with teams, yet be self-motivated.

 

  • Detail orientated.

 

  • B.A. or B.Sc. in related field preferred, or equivalent game experience.

HELPFUL:

  • Enthusiasm for military tactical shooters and action/espionage games.

 

  • Computer Science and/or Visual & Dramatic Arts training.

 

  • QA experience.

 

WHY DESTINEER:

Destineer offers competitive compensation, a 401k plan, stock options, profit sharing, health, dental, and vision insurance, a fridge filled with free stuff, and a fun working environment. But, we also offer other unique qualities for you to consider:

IMPACT. We reject the assembly-line production systems of most large studios, where masses swarm a project and then move on to the next. Instead, we build focused teams of people who stay with a project to completion and are given the responsibility and support needed to create culturally relevant and technologically innovative experiences that we believe will play a leading role on the next-generation consoles.

TECHNOLOGY. Unlike most game developers, we build our core technologies from scratch. We do this so we can make games that look and play differently than games created with licensed engines. Our technologies for the next-generation consoles offer many of the key graphics features of the brand-name engines, but are also architecturally different so we can create unique game play experiences.

RELEVANCE. We make videogames that give players authentic insight into the experiences of our heroes, and we create tools these same heroes use right now to train for their life-and-death operations. We work closely with the guys on the very front lines of America’s military and intelligence activities as we craft intriguing large-budget games based on real-life events. It’s pretty cool going home at night knowing that your work could capture the imagination of millions of videogame players while also preparing those on America’s front lines for their hazardous missions.

ABOUT RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

Raleigh is quickly growing into a major hub of videogame development. The Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill is home to over 30 game companies, including Epic Games and Red Storm Entertainment, and is the game engine capital of the world.

Forbes magazine recently ranked Raleigh as the #1 Best Place for Business and Careers and Kiplinger ranked Raleigh one of the seven “coolest” cities in which to live.

Raleigh offers a warm climate year-round, a rich cultural scene, one of the nation’s top-rated education systems, a strong economy, and one of the best standards of living in the country. Beautiful, new 4-bedroom homes within 15 minutes of Destineer’s offices can be purchased for as little as $230,000.

The 1.5 million people who live in the Raleigh area enjoy more than 20 major museums, an international airport that offers convenient and cost-effective travel options, an outstanding selection of restaurants and entertainment, professional sporting events, performing arts, historic sites, beautiful parks, and three of the nation’s top universities. Located near the center of North Carolina, Raleigh is just 2 hours from the coast and 3 hours to the mountains, and Washington DC is only a four-hour drive to the north.