Combat Designer

Helsinki
Sopimus
Täyspäiväinen

2 kuukautta sitten

Are you an experienced combat designer passionate about building deep, readable, and satisfying action combat for mobile games?This is an opportunity to take full ownership of combat design on a third-person mobile action shooter, where moment-to-moment gameplay sits at the heart of the player experience.About the role...You will join an on-site team in Helsinki working on a mobile-first, third-person action shooter within the extraction genre. This is a hands-on contract role, initially six months with the intention to extend. You will design, prototype, and evolve combat systems from first principles through to production-ready quality, working closely with design, engineering, art, UX, and audio.This role offers real autonomy and responsibility. You will be expected to make clear design decisions, communicate the reasoning behind them, and lead the team through rapid iteration, experimentation, and refinement.What you’ll be doing:

Owning and driving the overall combat vision from early prototypes through to launch-quality production
Designing core combat systems from scratch, including weapons, abilities, enemies, levels, and moment-to-moment combat feel
Rapidly prototyping, testing, and iterating on combat mechanics with a strong focus on clarity, responsiveness, and mobile playability
Working closely with engineers to ensure combat systems are technically feasible, performant, and scalable across mobile devices
Collaborating with art, UX, and audio teams to ensure combat is readable, expressive, and satisfying for players
Driving alignment around combat direction while confidently making decisions and clearly explaining design rationale
Actively playtesting, gathering feedback, and using iteration and failure as tools to improve combat quality

What we’re looking for:

6+ years of professional experience as a combat designer on mobile games
Proven experience leading combat design or building a combat system from the ground up
Strong understanding of third-person action shooter combat, ideally within or adjacent to the extraction genre
A mobile-first mindset, with experience designing deep systems that respect mobile constraints
Comfort working in early-stage development with high levels of ambiguity
Confidence to make decisions without consensus, while bringing the team along through clear communication
Strong cross-disciplinary collaboration and communication skills
A willingness to experiment, fail fast, learn, and iterate rapidly

Nice to have:

Experience working on live or service-based games
Background designing combat for mobile shooters or action games
Familiarity with data-informed iteration and playtest-driven development
Experience working in small, autonomous, highly collaborative teams

If you’re an experienced combat designer who thrives on ownership, iteration, and building mobile-first action combat from the ground up, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now, or email Andy Demetriou - ad@skillsearch.com

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