Combat Designer | Concepteur de combats

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With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity:
Original Sin 2 is looking for a Combat Designer to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.

Responsibilities

• Devise & take ownership of tactical, engaging combat encounters for our games, each with a novel, memorable challenge at its core
• Follow up on asset requests with other departments (Art, Narrative, Scripting...) to ensure production is aligned
• Learn & master our tools; report bugs & UX issues; be a vector for improvement
• Be a beacon of knowledge for the game's combat encounters; proactively track, and stay current with, any change in mechanics & game rules
• Proactively flag & follow up on any issue impacting the overall combat experience
• Understand and become an advocate for the player's motivations & expectations
• Keep up with the industry's state of the art

Requirements

• 3 years experience in a design position with a solid understanding on how combat encounters work
• Meaningful implementation experience using similar creation tools:
  Unreal Editor, Unity, etc.
• At least one shipped title, from pre-production to a finished product
• Proficiency in written communication & a track record of effectively conveying design through clear documentation
• Excellent verbal communication skills with experience guiding collaboration across diverse disciplines
• Initiative-taking, proactive team player with great problem-solving skills and proven ability to self-manage & meet deadlines

Nice to haves

• Someone with the additional skills /competences they would be a very strong fit and will add extra value!)
• A passion for deep combat mechanics & imaginary worlds in general
• Programming skills in C, C++, Lua or C#
• An obsessive eye for detail

What we offer

• An international team of over 500 employees spread across 7 studios around the world, each of which have their own unique qualities, and maintain a small-studio feel
• An open, collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and encouraged
• A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers at the top of their fields
• Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues
• Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees
• Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans, including listening to community feedback.

* Due to the global nature of our operations and the need to engage daily with an international team, fluency in English is essential for this position at Larian.

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Responsabilités

• Créer des affrontements tactiques et engage ants pour nos jeux, chacun offrant un défi novateur et mémorable, et en porter la responsabilité
• Faire le suivi des requêtes de res sources auprès des autres départements (art, narration, script, etc.) pour s’assurer que la production est harmonisée
• Apprendre à maîtriser nos outils, signaler les bogues et les problèmes d’expérience utilisateur; être à l’initiative d’améliorations
• Avoir une excellente connaissance des affrontements présents dans le jeu, suivre de manière proactive les changements dans les mécaniques et les règles du jeu afin de rester à jour
• Signaler de manière proactive et effectuer le suivi de tout problème ayant une incidence sur l’expérience globale en combat
• Comprendre les motivations et les attentes des joueurs, et en être le garant. S’informer constamment sur l'évolution des standards de l’industrie

Profil recherché

• Trois ans d’expérience à un poste de conception, avec une bonne compréhension des enjeux typiques d'un système de combat
• Expérience significative de création à l’aide d’outils tels qu’Unreal Editor, Unity, etc.
• Au moins un titre lancé commercialement, de la préproduction au produit fini
• Aptitude à communiquer à l’écrit et un historique vérifiable de bonne communication, via une documentation claire
• Excellent es capacités de communication à l’oral et expérience de gestion de collaboration dans diverses disciplines
• Capacit…