Design Department
Combat Designer
2K Boston, the team that created BioShock, is looking for a talented, experienced game designer to help craft the combat on our next big project, an unannounced shooter.
Responsibilities:
- You will be responsible for conceiving, documenting and tuning things like: AI behaviors, player weapons and powers, design concepts and mechanics. Additionally, you will be required to work with our design tools to implement game mechanics.
- This position requires you to coordinate the combat across the single player and multiplayer experiences. As such, you will probably be required to work with level designers to help craft specific combat sequences, though this is not the major focus of the role. Also, you'll have to work closely with AI programmers, animators and artists.
- You must be familiar with the current state-of-the-art in game design across a wide range of genres on both PC and console. You must be capable of analyzing and critiquing game designs and using that analysis to inform your own design sensibilities. We expect you to be familiar with BioShock and other 2K Boston/Irrational products and be able to speak critically about them.
- Finally, there are a wide variety of miscellaneous other tasks associated with this position such as speaking at conferences, working on game documentation and manuals and occasional PR duties.
Required Experience and Skills:
- This position requires a high degree of creativity. You will be required to work with the team to form a "vision" of the combat experience and use that vision to inform your design decisions.
- An important part of the role is communicating that vision clearly and concisely to the rest of the team and ensuring that they have a clear and specific mandate for their work. You must also provide a receptive ear so that other team members can provide input on the game design.
- Above all we are looking for somebody with enthusiasm, passion and the desire to create the best combat experience possible.
When Applying for this Position:
Please remember to include: video or save games that exemplify the type of work you've done in previous projects. Game design documents, writing samples and/or game analysis should be submitted as appropriate.
Please include "Combat Designer" in the subject of your email
Lead Multiplayer Designer
2K Boston, the team that brought you BioShock, is looking for a talented, experienced game designer to lead a multiplayer design team on our next big project.
You will be responsible for creating, documenting and communicating multiplayer design concepts and mechanics. Additionally, you will be required to work with our design tools to implement game mechanics or parameters and test and tune those. You will probably be required to do a certain amount of level building or design as well, though this is not the major focus of the role.
BioShock had no multi-player mode. We don't believe in throwing in something that can't go head to head with the big boys. No applicants will be considered who aren't able to demonstrate they've got the skills to build an industry-changing multiplayer design.
Responsibilities:
- You must be familiar with the current state of the art in multiplayer game design across a wide range of genres on both PC and console. You must be capable of analyzing and critiquing game designs and using that analysis to inform your own design sensibilities. We expect you to be familiar with BioShock and other 2K Boston/Irrational products and be able to speak critically about them.
- Finally, there are a wide variety of miscellaneous other tasks associated with this position such as speaking at conferences, working on game documentation and manuals and occasional PR duties.
Required Experience and Skills:
- This position requires a high degree of creativity. You will be required to work with the single player team to form a "vision" of the multiplayer experience and use that vision to inform your design decisions. From there, you will help build a multiplayer design team and be responsible to guide your team through the entire production cycle.
- An important part of the role is then communicating that vision clearly and concisely to the rest of the team and ensuring that they have a clear and specific mandate for their work. You must also provide a receptive ear so that other team members can provide input on the game design and feel that it is paid attention to.
- Above all we are looking for somebody with enthusiasm, passion and the desire to create a multiplayer experience that is on par with the industry-leading single player experiences created at 2K Boston.
When Applying for this Position:
Please remember to include: game design documents, writing samples, video or screenshot samples of some of your work and/or game analysis as appropriate.
Please include "Lead Multiplayer Designer" in the subject of your email
Multiplayer Level Designer
2K Boston, the team that created BioShock, is looking for talented, experienced game designers to help craft the experience on our next big project, an unannounced shooter.
We are looking for multiplayer level designers that can hit the ground running. We expect you to conceive and execute level ideas that shock, immerse, amaze and create an experience that blows gamers' minds.
BioShock had no multi-player mode. We don't believe in throwing in something that can't go head to head with the big boys. No applicants will be considered who aren't able to demonstrate they've got the skills to build an industry-changing multiplayer design.
Responsibilities:
- You will be responsible for conceiving, documenting and tuning a number of different levels. Additionally, you will be required to work with our design tools to implement game mechanics or parameters. This position requires you to coordinate with artists and programmers to create levels that are second to none in the industry.
- You must be familiar with the current state of the art in game design across a wide range of genres on both PC and console. You must be capable of analyzing and critiquing game designs and levels. We expect you to be familiar with BioShock and other 2K Boston/Irrational products and be able to speak critically about them.
- Finally, there are a wide variety of miscellaneous other tasks associated with this position such as speaking at conferences, working on game documentation and manuals and occasional PR duties.
Required Experience and Skills:
- This position requires a high degree of creativity. You will be required to work with the team to form a "vision" of your levels and use that vision to inform your design decisions.
- An important part of the role is communicating that vision clearly and concisely to the rest of the team and ensuring that they have a clear and specific mandate for their work. You must also provide a receptive ear so that other team members can provide input on the game design.
- Above all we are looking for somebody with enthusiasm, passion and the desire to create levels that are going to amaze gamers.
When Applying for this Position:
Please remember to include: video, screenshots or save games for levels that you created in the past. Game design documents, writing samples and/or game analysis should be submitted as appropriate.
Please include "Multiplayer Level Designer" in the subject of your email
Level Designer
2K Boston, the team that created BioShock, is looking for talented, experienced game designers to help craft the experience on our next big project, an unannounced shooter.
We are looking for level designers that can hit the ground running. We expect you to conceive and execute level ideas that shock, immerse, amaze and create an experience that blows gamers' minds. No applicants will be considered who aren't able to demonstrate they've got the skills to build industry-changing levels.
Responsibilities:
- You will be responsible for conceiving, documenting and tuning a number of different levels. Additionally, you will be required to work with our design tools to implement game mechanics or parameters. This position requires you to coordinate with artists and programmers to create levels that are second to none in the industry.
- You must be familiar with the current state of the art in game design across a wide range of genres on both PC and console. You must be capable of analyzing and critiquing game designs and levels. We expect you to be familiar with BioShock and other 2K Boston/Irrational products and be able to speak critically about them.
- Finally, there are a wide variety of miscellaneous other tasks associated with this position such as speaking at conferences, working on game documentation and manuals and occasional PR duties.
Required Experience and Skills:
- This position requires a high degree of creativity. You will be required to work with the team to form a "vision" of your levels and use that vision to inform your design decisions.
- An important part of the role is communicating that vision clearly and concisely to the rest of the team and ensuring that they have a clear and specific mandate for their work. You must also provide a receptive ear so that other team members can provide input on the game design.
- Above all we are looking for somebody with enthusiasm, passion and the desire to create levels that are going to amaze gamers.
When Applying for this Position:
Please remember to include: video, screenshots or save games for levels that you created in the past. Game design documents, writing samples and/or game analysis should be submitted as appropriate.
Please include "Level Designer" in the subject of your email
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