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Senior Game Designer
Telltale is searching for experienced game designers to work on our growing library of unique episodic games. The game designer will be responsible for generation of detailed concepts covering all aspects of gameplay and story, establishing the vision for a title and working with others across disciplines to maintain that vision throughout production. The ideal candidate should be able to handle implementation tasks as needed. Creative writing skills are more important than they would be for most developers, and ability to multi-task is critical.
- Responsibilities
- Development of fresh, innovative storytelling games, consistent with company game philosophy and vision
- Design of game mechanics, storyline and dialogs
- Direction and mentoring of members of the design team, including designers and script writers
- Writing and/or editing of scripts
- Collaboration with art and programming leads and appropriate team members to establish core game assets and game technology
- Coordination of design tasks and scripting tasks with production team to establish milestone delivery
- Communication of design to the rest of the development team
- Working closely with designers and tool engineers to implement gameplay features using Lua and/or C++
- Essential Skills and Experience
- Minimum 4 years game design experience
- At least 2 shipped titles in a design role
- 1 year in a leadership role
- Proficiency with high level scripting languages (examples: JavaScript, Lua, Python, Perl)
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience with Visual Studio and Source Safe
- Experience with Lua
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Literature or Creative Writing
If interested, please send your resume to
jobs@telltalegames.com with the subject "Senior Game Designer".
Please be aware that you must be legally qualified to work in the United States to be considered for this position.
Telltale Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by Federal, State or local law.
