Senior Combat Designer - Freelance

Accountabilities:

As a Senior Combat Designer, you’ll own key aspects of combat design and implementation, helping turn creative concepts into polished, responsive, and engaging gameplay experiences.

• Develop, refine, and evolve the project's core combat systems and overall combat direction.


• Pitch, prototype, implement, balance, and ship a diverse range of enemy archetypes and bosses.


• Fine-tune combat at a detailed level, including animation timing, invulnerability frames, hitboxes, frame data, and overall responsiveness.


• Structure enemy behaviours in alignment with RPG mechanics, progression systems, weapon levels, character statistics, and player builds.


• Implement character combat behaviours using Unreal Engine features such as Behaviour Trees, Animation Graphs, and Blueprints.


• Provide Gameplay Programmers with clear technical requirements and collaborate closely on implementation.


• Create basic combat level setups that clearly communicate design intent to Level Design, Art, and Production teams.


• Identify, investigate, and resolve gameplay bugs and issues throughout development to maintain a stable and polished experience.


• Collaborate with Character Art, Animation, VFX, Audio, and other disciplines to deliver highly polished combat encounters and characters.


• Produce clear, concise, and visually oriented documentation covering mechanics, features, systems, and design intent.


• Use usability testing, focus testing, and internal playtests to assess gameplay quality and identify opportunities for improvement.


• Provide constructive feedback and recommend solutions that strengthen the current project and future gameplay experiences.

Requirements

You’ll be a strong fit if you combine substantial game design experience with deep combat expertise, strong technical understanding, and a passion for challenging action RPG experiences.

• 5+ years of professional Game Design experience.


• Several years of demonstrated experience working specifically as a Combat Designer or in a closely comparable role.


• Deep passion for and expertise in the Soulslike genre, with a strong understanding of its combat principles and player expectations.


• Experience contributing to at least one shipped AAA title in a game design capacity is highly preferred.


• Strong understanding of gameplay mechanics, combat systems, player progression, and the principles behind modern game design.


• Hands-on familiarity with Unreal Engine and experience creating and working with Blueprints.


• Ability to prototype, implement, balance, and iterate combat systems and enemy behaviours.


• Strong understanding of melee combat and the ability to make detailed decisions around timing, hitboxes, animation, and responsiveness.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple disciplines.


• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain quality in a fast-paced development environment.


• Creative and open-minded approach to problem-solving, with the confidence to propose and defend gameplay ideas.


• Ability to start immediately and work effectively as part of a distributed European development team.


• Right to work in the country where you reside.

• 5-month freelance contract with an immediate start.


• Fully remote working environment across Europe.


• Flexible working hours with core collaboration hours from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CET.


• Opportunity to work on ambitious, high-profile game development projects.


• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and modern game development practices.


• Collaboration with talented developers across disciplines and locations.


• Private medical insurance.


• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.


• Sports membership reimbursement.


• Company events and team activities.


• Remote office setup support.


• Profit-sharing bonus.


• Generous referral scheme.


• Flexible working hours.


• Diverse and inclusive working environment that welcomes people from a wide range of backgrounds.

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