Assistant Game Designer Position

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Phoenix Online is looking for someone to join the Design team for Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller. Get a chance to work hand in hand with none other than Jane Jensen, the designer of the acclaimed Gabriel Knight series, and the creators of the smash hit, The Silver Lining.

Responsibilities:

Development and writing of fresh, innovative storytelling games
Design of game mechanics, storyline, and dialogs
Writing and editing of scripts
Collaboration with art and programming leads and appropriate team members to implement game design
Coordination of design tasks and scripting tasks with production team to establish milestone delivery
Attending team meetings via Skype
Communication of design to the rest of the development team


Essential Skills:

Availability of 20 hours a week
Creative writing skills are vital to this role
Technical writing skills are a must; Grammar and spelling matter!
Ability to multi-task is critical
Game design experience, especially at creating puzzles for adventure games, is preferred but not required
Good communication and interpersonal skills


Additional Preferred Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Literature or Creative Writing
Experience with Unity Engine
Willingness to learn in-house tools to add the text and basic scripting actions into the game.



Interested applicants should send a resume, cover letter, and 1-2 writing samples to jobs@postudios.com.

Position will be paid through a percentage of project sales scalable to the amount of hours worked every week. Minimum 20 hours is necessary.