Senior Game Designer

About This Role

This senior role focuses on designing compelling combat, enemies, and encounters for a new AAA game. The position is for an experienced gameplay designer with a passion for creating engaging player experiences, joining the Montreal team of a game development studio.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune enemies, abilities, and combat behaviors
• Create NPC AI using Unreal Engine tools and visual scripting
• Build engaging encounter compositions that support pacing and progression
• Take gameplay features from prototype through implementation and polish
• Balance combat difficulty, enemy roles, and player-facing feedback
• Collaborate with design, animation, engineering, and level teams
• Provide feedback and mentorship to other gameplay designers

Requirements

• Senior-level experience designing combat for action or action RPG titles
• Experience creating enemies, abilities, AI behaviors, and encounters
• Strong Unreal Engine and visual scripting skills
• A deep understanding of combat pacing, balance, readability, and player feedback
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• At least one shipped AAA or comparable title

Nice to have:

• Experience designing boss encounters
• Familiarity with Unreal Behavior Trees, EQS, and Gameplay Ability System
• Experience working with animation systems and combat metrics
• Experience with 1st-person action combat and mechanics

Benefits

• Health & Wellness
• Time Off to Recharge
• Financial Well-being
• Life & Family Support
• Volunteer and Community Initiatives
• Learning & Development
• Exclusive Perks

About the Company

Wizards of the Coast creates entertainment that inspires creativity, sparks passion, forges friendships, and fosters communities around the globe through games like Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. Skeleton Key is a game development studio and division of Wizards of the Coast, guided by the belief that empowering teams fosters a creative culture.