Senior Game Designer - 7 days to die| Concepteur ·trice de jeu sénior - 7 days to die

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

Design, iterate, and optimize features across every part of the game — gameplay, 3C (character, camera, controls), core systems, progression, and economy into a cohesive and accessible whole.

Author clear design specifications and documentation for the features and systems you own, in support of the game's design & creative direction.

Build and tune data structures and game systems, balancing them throughout the game's live service lifecycle.

Create and maintain simulation tools for balancing, tuning, and adapting the game's variables and playable characters.

Balance gameplay and systems based on internal and player feedback.

5+ years of experience with 2+ years as a systems designer in the video game industry.

Keep abreast of current trends in gameplay and game systems with a strong interest in competitive team games and best practices for games as a service.

Proficient with Unity

Proficient with Microsoft Excel simulations and predictive calculations (analytical competencies and data modeling) and comfortable sifting through data and come to meaningful conclusions.

Able to communicate knowledge and ideas (flowcharts, feature specs, data reports, etc.) to team members.

Concevoir, itérer et optimiser des fonctionnalités dans tous les aspects du jeu gameplay, 3C (personnage, caméra et contrôles), systèmes principaux, progression et économie afin de créer une expérience cohérente et accessible ;

Rédiger des spécifications de conception claires ainsi que la documentation des fonctionnalités et systèmes sous votre responsabilité, en soutien à la vision créative et à la direction du design du jeu ;

Concevoir, développer et ajuster les structures de données et les systèmes de jeu, en assurant leur équilibrage tout au long du cycle de vie du jeu en mode service en direct (live service) ;

Créer et maintenir des outils de simulation permettant l’équilibrage, le réglage et l’adaptation des variables du jeu ainsi que des personnages jouables ;

Équilibrer le gameplay et les systèmes du jeu en s’appuyant sur les retours des équipes internes et des joueurs.