Technical Designer (3-Month contract) at Blackbirdinteractive

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements. At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada. Responsibilities • Prototype, implement, and iterate on gameplay content such as game flow, interactable objects and player abilities, event hooks for narrative and audio content, scripted sequences, tutorial/help systems, and bug fixing. • Collaborate with both artists and designers on ways to improve the game content implementation to take advantage of existing technology and drive to the best end result possible. • Collaborate with engineers to improve design workflows and bring gameplay intentions to life while respecting performance and technical constraints • Work with producers and team leadership to assess requirements and provide effort estimates and updates to help ensure the team reaches its goals successfully Requirements • A minimum of 5 years in game development, with at least 2 years of Technical Design experience • Confidence and familiarity with modern text based scripting languages • Shipped at least one product, ideally an exploration and/or horror game • Self direction and a proven ability to thrive in a highly dynamic and technical environment • Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills, including verbal and written skills Pluses • Experience developing or playing games with a cooperative gameplay focus • An innovator's heart, keen to create brand new things that haven't been done before • A love of contributing to high quality, rich gameplay experiences • Experience playing modern horror exploration games • Demonstrated passion for entertainment products / media (i.e. comics, movies, novels, etc.)