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Blackbird Interactive

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201 - 500 employees

🎮 Gaming

👥 B2C

Gaming • B2C

Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent studio based in Vancouver, known for developing video games such as Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and the upcoming Homeworld 3, Minecraft Legends, and Crossfire: Legion. Founded in 2010 by Rob Cunningham, Yossarian King, and Aaron Kambeitz, BBI boasts an internal CG cinematics department led by the founder of Pixar Canada and has collaborated on various game-adjacent projects. BBI was recognized as one of the fastest growing Canadian companies by revenue in 2020 and 2021 by The Globe and Mail and Deloitte.

📋 Description

• Design, prototype and implement complex gameplay systems and tools in collaboration with Designers, Artists and Programmers • Provide team-facing documentation for downstream groups • Provide creative and technical feedback on other Designers' work • Interpret and execute creative direction in alignment with project goals • Act as a technical expert on key features and participate in data debugging • Guide the technical work of others and ensure content creation follows documented best practices • Test new tools and features before distribution to the team • Participate in roadmap planning for assigned systems • Mentor designers and promote good design principles across the team • Design, tune and maintain complex systems including core gameplay, economy and progression systems • Design features and development-facing tools for Unreal • Bridge Design with Art and Code disciplines • Help deliver a dynamic, engaging player experience for a sci-fi first-person action game

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 6 years in technical design or systems design • Fundamental knowledge of game design processes • Skills investigating in-game issues • At least two shipped titles • Experience with Unreal 5 and Blueprints • Self-direction and ability to thrive in a highly technical environment • Experience with other design areas such as level design, UX/UI, or encounter scripting (plus) • Experience playing modern first-person games, including Immersive Sim or Action-RPG genres (plus) • Experience or knowledge of 2D/3D software (plus) • Experience with a variety of game engines (plus) • Experience with version control software (plus)

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-first workplace • Flexible work arrangements • Long-term career opportunities • Opportunities to grow abilities • Work on a wide range of projects and world-class IPs