MIDDLE ENCOUNTER DESIGNER (NEKKI)

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MIDDLE ENCOUNTER DESIGNER (NEKKI)

*🕹* SPINE

*🧠* Middle

*💰* Negotiable

*⏰* Full-time

*🌎* Remote

*🦄* Description

Nekki is looking for an Encounter Designer to join the Core Game Design team working on SPINE, an upcoming single-player third-person action game developed in Unreal Engine 5 for PC and consoles. The role focuses on creating, prototyping, testing, and balancing combat encounters for cinematic gun-fu gameplay.

*🚀* Responsibilities

• Create encounters using existing enemy types

• Select enemy compositions, positions, and spawn timings

• Find unique enemy combinations and combat situations

• Prototype encounters in Unreal Engine 5

• Implement encounter logic using Blueprints

• Playtest and iterate based on feedback

• Tune encounter difficulty and balance

• Collaborate with Level Design, Combat, AI, and Narrative teams

• Integrate encounters into the context of each level

• Create fresh and varied gameplay experiences

*📚* Required Skills

• Experience in encounter design or combat design

• Experience building combat scenarios from concept to playable implementation

• Experience gained through shipped commercial games or substantial personal projects

• Solid knowledge of Unreal Engine

• Hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints

• Understanding of combat pacing and difficulty balancing

• Ability to prototype and iterate on gameplay

• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

*👍* Nice to Have

• Portfolio with examples of encounter or combat design work

• Experience working with AI systems

• Experience with Behavior Trees in Unreal Engine

• Experience on shipped PC or console games

• Extensive experience playing action games

• Technical background

• Experience participating in a full production cycle

*🍪* What we offer

• Fully remote work

• Work on a single-player action game for PC and consoles

• Opportunity to create encounters for cinematic gun-fu combat

• Collaboration with Core Game Design, Level Design, Combat, AI, and Narrative teams

• Hands-on work in Unreal Engine 5

• Opportunity to influence combat pacing, challenge, and player experience

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