Senior Combat Designer (Encounters)

Description

      As a Senior Combat Designer at Cloud Chamber, you will be responsible for scripting and shaping unforgettable encounters throughout the world of BioShock 4. You will set the standard for what interactive gameplay moments look and feel like in our game, crafting engaging, high-quality combat encounters and narrative-driven events. You’re a hands-on creator who thrives in cross-disciplinary collaboration and has a deep understanding of storytelling, combat, and systems design. In this role, you’ll collaborate with a passionate team to craft engaging gameplay experiences that bring our richly imagined world to life. What You’ll Do: - Create and script engaging gameplay encounters that highlight the core systems and pacing of the project. - Work closely with the Combat Lead, World Lead, and Systems Lead to determine the best possible technical and creative approaches for encounter design. - Act as the owner for key encounters, populating the world with handcrafted moments that surprise and delight players. - Partner with multi-disciplinary pods to build and polish encounter content through scripting, layout iteration, and review. - Drive collaboration with stakeholders across AI, progression, exploration, and narrative to ensure variety and seamless world integration. - Identify and evangelize best practices for encounter scripting and implementation workflows. - Deliver work within established project targets and maintain the high quality standards of the company. What We’ll Do Together: At Cloud Chamber, we are champions of high standards, pushing for progress and embracing change. We will work closely and constructively across design, art, engineering, animation, and audio teams to realize our creative ambitions. Together, we will stay current on technological advancements and identify solutions to overcome developmental obstacles. In this role, you will support the creative vision of the project, ensuring the design intent is translated into a performant