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Oferta de trabalho (remota)

Duas propostas de trabalho para Portugal, trabalho remoto, por parte da empresa Fortis Games que recentemente comprou o estúdio português Doppio Games.

Uma para: Game Designer
“About the role (the mission, why this role exists, the thing you do over and over again)
Create a set of well balanced, exciting characters that form the foundation of a cohesive game. Release engaging content inside architected systems at a steady rate, for a wide variety of players. Become a strong, foundational designer who governs from first principles.

What you’ll achieve (outcomes vs what people will do)
Create internal content that feels well balanced, cohesive and supports the broader gameplay
Develop a strong methodology for creating balanced combat content using hypotheses and testing
Create design documents to articulate the most important pillars and aspects of the gameplay experience
Consider and evaluate data from gameplay in meaningful ways in order to improve your balancing
Develop a strong understanding of the interrelationships between different buckets of content and articulate clearly to other members of the design team
Maintain a rigid schedule for content generation
Analyze and adjust content quality and depth to avoid depreciating returns in design
Understand and incrementally improve internal content generation systems for all types of model data
Provide input on new content systems, broader design and live ops roadmap with content consumption in mind.
Create design overviews to articulate improvements in design thought, through incremental improvements of these documents via feedback
Help the design team in sounding out the fundamentals of new systems & new games

What you’ll need to be successful (competencies)
Working knowledge of Unity
Experience in balancing numerically using spreadsheets
Keen interest in games as a service and their workings
Understanding of the systems that drive progression in MMOs/RPGs”

e para Senior Game Designer:
“About the role (the mission, why this role exists, the thing you do over and over again)
Work with product leadership to design major systems and features for new game concepts.
Help direct and mentor other members of the product team.
Share learnings with the broader product team and contribute to the overall development of our product strategy and portfolio of games.

What you’ll achieve (outcomes vs what people will do)
You will design core systems in our new games that are critical to their success by:
Creating proposals that articulate how these features and systems uphold the game’s design pillars and drive the desired player behaviors
Delivering clear, concise, and thorough specifications to cross functional teams responsible for implementing these systems
Providing team members with direction on how content should be created, tuned, and live operated within these systems
You will become an expert in the opportunity spaces, genres, and game mechanics you explore during prototyping and share your learnings with the broader product team to advance our collective knowledge.
You will develop an independent design philosophy that upholds the key tenets of Fortis’ approach to products while adding your own unique approach to thinking about emerging patterns in service design.

What you’ll need to be successful
A holistic view of game systems and the downstream effects of all design decisions throughout both the product and player lifecycle.
A firm understanding of fundamental design principles, metagame systems, game economies, and player psychology that allows you to design from first principles.
Ability to articulate the nuances of abstract concepts and how they apply to complex, interrelated systems.
Ability to synthesize feedback from team members, user playtests, and other validation efforts into product insights and rapidly iterate on designs.
Extensive knowledge of games as a service and live operations – you know what good looks like and can build efficient design processes, workflows, and tooling to enable it.
Enthusiasm for directing, mentoring, and otherwise elevating the people around you to do their best work.
A natural curiosity and eagerness to learn – we believe this is essential to our ability to stay ahead of the market and value this over years of experience.

We expect our leaders to continue being students of their craft and the game spaces they’re working in. You should be educated on the latest trends and have a strong perspective on how they relate to our current and future projects.”

+infos(oficial): LINK

Oferta de trabalho (em Lisboa)

A empresa Funcom que tem escritório em Portugal tem disponivel uma proposta de trabalho para Lead Game Designer.
Do texto da proposta surge:
“As Lead Game Designer, you will help shape the vision for a survival open-world crafting game set in the Dune universe. You will manage designers in one or more strike teams and drive design and content implementation efforts in sections of the game, reporting to the game director. You will assist the design team in captivating players with memorable experiences through mentor-driven leadership. You will effectively liaise with teams which depend on the content your team delivers, as well as making sure your team gets the support they need from other teams.

The Lead Game Designer has experience planning and implementing game features and content. You will work with content design teams and narrative to ensure that the content and features are true to the Dune IP, while delivering a satisfying game experience. You will be challenged to create content that supports the core fantasies of Dune. Most importantly, the Lead Game Designer will oversee the creation of the game toolbox, as well as make sure content designers use the toolbox optimally.

How you can have an impact in your position:
Lead the designers in one or more strike teams through direct mentorship
Assist in the creation of the Content Bible for the game
Expand the game world through game features and content, following the creative vision and Content Bible
Create quality goals, workflows, and guides for all game features and content relevant to your areas of ownership
Collaborate and build relationships with various strike teams that are working on their sections of the game
Plan creation of content and features, including conception, presentation, iteration, and documentation in relevant ownership areas
Feedback on designs, content and features and help drive efforts to improve the quality of the game

We are looking for someone that has:
A bachelor’s degree
5+ years of experience in the game industry working in a game design capacity
2+ years of experience leading/managing a team
Shipped titles in a professional capacity
Extensive understanding of design processes including NPC design, feature design, level design, content design, as well as experience implementing features and content
Passion for leadership and mentoring
Clear, effective communication skills across teams and cultures
Motivation and drive to collaborate and advance positive change in a studio environment
The ability to work diligently while thinking critically and resolving complex issues

In addition, the perfect candidate has:
Experience working on survival games
Enjoys playing survival games
Familiarity with Dune and the Dune IP
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Oferta de trabalho (remota)

A empresa de recrutamento Michael Page (no Porto) está a recrutar um Game Designer para desenvolver o seu trabalho remotamente. Da proposta consta o seguinte texto:
“Job Description
You create the concepts and worlds of games – the genre, environment, story, characters, gameplay system, objectives, and user experience.
You establish the aesthetics, mood and look of the game to ensure the game’s individual appeal and marketability.
Together with the product team you convert it into features for our developers while closely aligning with the Design Team to validate the features.
You research current game trends to ensure product relevancy in today’s market.
You facilitate workshops with various stakeholders.

The Successful Applicant
Knowledge of the gaming industry and the latest trends in gaming
Creativity
Excellent communication skills
Deep understanding of human behavior, psychology, and motivators and how to maximize engagement in a progressive (leveling) way
Expertise in delivering game strategy to enterprise applications.
Experience in design and refinement of game features to keep gamers motivated and ensure retention.
Experience with mobile, web, and wearable design as well as story boarding.
You are a proactive, self-motivated, and self-managing entrepreneur with a positive and solution-oriented mindset and a passion for technology and people. You possess organizational talent and strong conceptual, strategic, and analytical skills. As talented communicator you successfully engage with a wide range of stakeholders.”

+infos(oficial): LINK

Proposta de trabalho (remota)

TLM Partners Portugal, tem ofertas para várias posições das quais destaco:
Game Designer
Senior Game Concept Designer
Game Recruiter (EU)
Senior 3D Environment Artist
Senior 3D Weapons/Vehicle Artist
Senior Technical Artist
Technical Art Director
Senior VFX Artist
…

da proposta surge:
“Position Summary: Game Designer
Full time, 100% remote
Using a well defined design methodology, design system to be tested and prototyped and follow-up on their implementation within some innovative experiences.
Be a part of a groundbreaking global game developer and publisher, with a permanently remote team.
Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and stock options available for full-time employees

Responsibilities
Working with the Game Director and/or the Lead Designer, design and document pieces of the game or experience
Learn and apply the Rational Design methodology in your work to leverage your creativity in a reliable and technical fashion.
Present your work to your lead and colleagues.
Work within cross-disciplinary cells where you can guide your design and accompany its implementation.
Communicate with other designers and developers using online tools such as Slack, Zoom, and Google Meet
Collaborate in peer education and self study

Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in a design-related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
3+ years of game design and/or industrial design experience.
Great with lateral thinking and motivation to work independently and on a team as well as the ability to work directly with teams across multiple territories and time zones.
Ability to create and maintain appropriate documentation from the beginning of a project through completion.
Dedication, teamwork and professionalism.

Desired Qualifications
Great interpersonal skills.
Experience shipping AAA titles a plus
Experience with the Unreal Engine a plus
Experience working with VR a plus
Familiarity with current and next console platforms, Steam, Epic Game Store, …
Ability to prototype design within or outside of the game engine a plus
Familiarity with the game industry online ecosystem
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Position Summary: Senior Concept Designer
Must have excellent ideation skills with an impressive imagination capable of visualizing things that don’t exist currently.
Must possess exceptional talent and skill for visualizing proportion, form, colour, surfacing, and lighting.
Must have a portfolio that demonstrates your talent for, and understanding of, visual design processes for game development.
As a Senior Concept Designer, you will be an integral part of a team of multi-talented concept designers that create conceptual designs for the various entertainment projects and games we develop.
Full-time, 100% Remote position. We are an Unreal studio.
Best-in-class benefits & work flexibility.
Reports to: Art Director

Responsibilities
Create world-class visual solutions while meeting expectations and following proper concept design processes.
Function as an integral member of talented concept designers that innovate and elevate capabilities and capacities of our company, with expert technique and appropriateness of effort.
Be inspired and curious. Have excellent presentation skills, both visually and verbally.
Take direction from your Lead Concept Designer to produce inspirational and aspirational designs, from mood boards to final key art.
Create storyboards and production drawings to enable the Directors to make timely decisions that are informed and on target.
Learning is one of our core values, as such, mentor others within your team and/or across departments

Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Illustration, Entertainment Design or Industrial Design. Graduates of conceptual design focused institutions will be seriously considered.
3+ years experience in creating concept designs, with 2+ years experience as a Senior Concept Designer in a game, film, or other entertainment production studio where excellent conceptual design prowess and process is required.
Possess a keen eye for proportions and visual design language; mood and style explorations; color and light theory; and composition and presentation.
You must have exceptional drawing, painting, and visual design skills. Both analog and digital.
Must be able to ideate/iterate quickly, concisely, with given criterion established by the stakeholders and Directors.
Expertise in software used in concept development. Photoshop, Painter, and Blender are preferred.
Expertise and talent for creating world-class visual designs for at least 2 of the following, with mastery of at least 1 (in order of importance):
Architecture and world development.
Look and Lighting development.
Character and creature development.
Machine and vehicle development.
Keyframe storyboard and Production drawing.
Hero assets and Key art rendering.
Desired Qualifications
Proactive and self-motivated.
Desire and ability to inspire/motivate others through design.
Understanding of 3D tools’ appropriate usage in the concept development process.
Allergies to kit-bashing and photo-bashing.
Experience working in teams that developed games for PC and 8th/9th gen consoles.
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Position Summary: Game Recruiter
Full time, 100% remote.
Build the next generation of international game developers
Be a part of a groundbreaking global game developer and publisher, with a permanently remote team.
Join a recruitment team whose principal values are to create a valuable experience for all candidates, even the unsuccessful ones, and support our hiring managers in creating a speedy, quality process for top potential team-members
Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and stock options available for full-time employees.

Responsibilities:
You are the first point of contact for our potential team members; you are a brand ambassador who creates safe spaces for our candidates to have candid conversations.
Negotiate with candidates on packages and hiring managers on their demands – you are comfortable with frank conversations and communicate clearly, respectfully and passionately.
Work with internal (hiring managers, PMOs, C-Suite) and external (external recruiters, events coordinators, post-secondary institutions) partners.
Communicate with other developers, company leadership, and external partners, using online tools such as Slack, JIRA and Google Meet.
Collaborate in peer education and self study.
Participate with other departments providing development, documentation, influence strategy and overall direction for talent acquisition.

Required Qualifications:
Positive personality: Be awesome.
You must have Game sourcing and recruitment experience.
You must have full-cycle recruitment experience ( minimum 2 years).
Attention to Detail: you can produce quality results with a high-magnitude for details.
Efficiency Warrior: when faced with multiple tasks, you are able to strategize quickly and execute .
Active Listener: you can “read the air” and understand the needs of your audience.
Sourcerer: whether it’s passive candidates or information, you hunt down and document your findings so your team can make data-based decisions.
Nimble Networker: the labyrinth of connections comes naturally for you since you invest in long term relationships with your internal and external partners.
Dedication, teamwork, and professionalism.

Desired Qualifications:
Great interpersonal skills.
A professional LinkedIn Page!
Experience in an external recruitment agency or in sales is a plus.
A sense of humour – not required but it makes the work day go by faster.
Ownership: you own your work, your mistakes, and your successes! We learn and make incremental change in every aspect of our work.
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Position Summary: Senior 3D Environment Artist
Must have Unreal AAA game development exp. with at least 1 shipped title as Sr. Environment Artist on PC and 8th/9th gen consoles.
A portfolio of work that represents your talent, skills, and artistic style is required.
As the Senior 3D Environment Artist, you will be responsible for developing world-class visual solutions for Architectural and Environmental 3D assets needed for our games.
Collaborate and communicate with other Artists, Animators, Designers at TLM to create world-class, Cross-Play centric, environmental assets.
Fulltime, 100% Remote position. We are an Unreal studio.
Best-in-class benefits & work flexibility.
Reports to: Lead Environment Artist

Responsibilities:
Work closely with the Leads as they establish the visual/technical direction for the Environmental assets needed for our games.
Adhere to best practices and workflows that have been established for the Environment Art team, help improve them as needed, and mentor Jr. Environment Artist as needed.
Faithfully create models, texture, and materials that are based on approved concepts from the Art Director.
Collaborate with Tech Artists to test and give detailed feedback on tools developed for the Environment team.
Assist the Art Outsourcing Manager as needed for on-boarding or training of external partners.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Art, Architecture, or Design.
3-5 years experience as an Environment Artist with at least 1 year as Senior Environment Artist.
Minimum of 1 successful, AAA, UE4 game shipped as a Senior Environment Artist on PC and 8th/9th Gen consoles.
Expert world layout and level assembly skills within the UE4 Editor and the ability to optimize levels for performance.
Expertise in Maya, Substance Painter / Designer and ZBrush.
Portfolio of work that demonstrates your talent for creating worlds that are visually exceptional, along with your understanding of different lighting solutions, material properties, and spatial flow.
Experience creating high-quality biomes and landscapes, along with possessing an excellent sense of presentational spaces.
Proficiency with tools used for feedback, tracking, and integration. Photoshop, JIRA, and Perforce experience is preferred.

Desired Qualifications:
Working knowledge of scripting languages such as MEL or Python.
Up-to-date knowledge of existing and emerging tools, techniques, and technologies that influence and aid in 3D content creation.
Proactive and professional demeanour with a willingness to mentor others.
Experience with developing modular environmental systems and assets for PC and Console games.
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Position Summary: Senior 3D Weapon/Vehicle Artist
Must have Unreal AAA game development exp. with at least 1 shipped title as Sr. Weapon/Vehicle Artist on PC and 8th/9th gen consoles within the last 3 years.
A portfolio of work that represents your talent, skills, and artistic style is required.
As the Sr.Weapon/Vehicle Artist, you will be responsible for creating world-class assets for Modern/Sci-Fi games.
Collaborate and communicate with other Artists, Animators, Designers at TLM to help develop world-class, Cross-Play centric, games.
Fulltime, 100% Remote position. We are an Unreal studio.
Best-in-class benefits & work flexibility.
Reports to: Art Director

Responsibilities:
Work closely with the Art Director and Leads as they establish the visual/technical direction for Weapon and Vehicle assets needed for our games.
Adhere to best practices and workflows that have been established for the team, help improve them as needed, and mentor others as needed.
Faithfully create models, texture, and materials that are based on approved concepts from the Art Director.
Collaborate with Tech Artists and Tech Animators to implement and test related weapon/vehicle rigs and animations within UE4.
Assist the Outsourcing Manager as needed for on-boarding or training of external partners.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Art, Architecture, or Design.
3-5 years experience as a Sr. 3D Weapon/Vehicle Artist.
Minimum of 1 successful, AAA, UE4 game shipped as a Sr. 3D Weapon/Vehicle Artist on PC and 8th/9th Gen consoles within the last 3 years.
Portfolio of work that demonstrates your talent for creating weapons and vehicles that are visually exceptional and believable, along with your understanding of different design parameters that govern the spectrum of weapon and vehicle classes.
Expert hard surface modeling skills.
Meticulous ability to optimize assets for functionality and performance.
Experience creating modular weapon/vehicle assets that are ready to be rigged for animation/dynamic systems.
Expertise in Maya/Fusion 360, Substance, Photoshop, and ZBrush.
Proficiency with JIRA and Perforce.

Desired Qualifications:
You live to design and build weapons and vehicles.
Up-to-date knowledge of existing and emerging tools, techniques, and technologies that influence and aid in 3D content creation.
Proactive and professional demeanor with a willingness to mentor others.”

+infos(oficial): LINK

Proposta de trabalho (no Porto, hibrida)

Encontrei mais uma proposta de trabalho como Game Designer. Da proposta surge:
“Responsabilities and Tasks of the Job
You create the concepts and worlds of games – the genre, environment, story, characters, gameplay system, objectives, and user experience.
You establish the aesthetics, mood, and look of the game to ensure the game’s individual appeal and marketability.
Together with the product team, you convert it into features for our developers while closely aligning with the Design Team to validate the features.
You research current game trends to ensure product relevancy in today’s market.
You facilitate workshops with various stakeholders.

Mandatory Skills
Knowledge of the gaming industry and the latest trends in gaming
Creativity
Excellent communication skills
Deep understanding of human behavior, psychology, and motivators and how to maximize engagement in a progressive (leveling) way
Expertise in delivering a game strategy to enterprise applications.
Experience in design and refinement of game features to keep gamers motivated and ensure retention.
Experience with mobile, web, and wearable design as well as storyboarding.

Complementary Skills
You are a proactive, self-motivated, and self-managing entrepreneur with a positive and solution-oriented mindset and a passion for technology and people.
You possess the organizational talent and strong conceptual, strategic, and analytical skills.
As a talented communicator, you successfully engage with a wide range of stakeholders.”

+infos(oficial): LINK