Game Designer

Cloudhead Games is the veteran VR studio behind the multi-award winning titles, Pistol Whip, an action-rhythm shooter (GOTY, DICE Awards) and the fantasy adventure series, The Gallery (GOTY, VR Awards.) Cloudhead has partnered multiple times with industry legend Valve to create tech demos, with the most notable being Aperture Hand Lab, a humorous Valve Index controller demo set in the Portal Universe. Always innovating, Cloudhead is also known for its early solutions in VR locomotion/comfort with snap turns and teleportation, as well as VR motion capture and hand interactions.

Cloudhead Games is a fully remote company working Pacific Time Zone hours.

Cloudhead is looking for a talented and creative Game Designerto join our team. As a designer, you are responsible for developing game systems, features and content as guided by the Lead Designer and Game Director.

Please ensure you submit a link to your portfolio.

What you would do:

• Design, document and balance gameplay systems and features
• Document and create levels according to creative and design visions
• Collaborate with Art and Engineering to deliver gameplay, level and progression systems in line with the creative vision of the game
• Work within Unity to implement level layouts, scripting systems, scripting behaviors and player economy
• Stay up to date on industry knowledge and relevant subject matter; research solutions used by other VR games as reference

What you’ll bring:

• 3+ years of production experience in games as a level designer
• Thorough grasp of the principles of good level design (pacing, risk and reward, difficulty, etc.)
• Strong experience with implementation in Unity
• Experience with visual scripting
• A collaborative team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Shares solid ideas and is able to execute on them
• Ability to work autonomously and manage your time efficiently

Nice to have:

• Experience in VR
• A love for cooperative horror

Compensation

Cloudhead Games is committed to pay that feels fair, and that fits in with our overall compensation philosophy focused on work life balance. We welcome candidates to have conversations with our recruitment team regarding their salary expectations and how they align with our established ranges. As we better understand your skillset, it may be determined that your experience aligns more with a higher or lower level of seniority. We will always try to be proactive in communication with applicants about where they might fall in a seniority band.

The salary range for this position is CAD $70-90k.

What’s in it for you?

• Work 7-hour days from home and have flexibility in your schedule
• Competitive salary and generous benefits – medical, dental, vision, wellness and profit sharing
• Paid time-off, unlimited health days and 2-week winter shut down
• 12-week Maternity/Parental leave top up
• Professional development days and funds
• Career growth opportunities
• Annual gaming reimbursement

At Cloudhead Games, we are truly a community that puts people first, and we encourage humans of different backgrounds and perspectives to join our team. Building an inclusive virtual workplace where we are able to create, contribute and learn together is a studio-wide commitment. Cloudhead provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know.