Game Designer with Unreal Engine Experience
WHO WE ARE:
DK Global is the country’s leading provider of litigation visuals - animated visual aids used by trial attorneys when advocating for their clients. We are developing a new product to give attorneys more control and share more persuasive, immersive presentations during mediations and trials. To turn this concept into reality, we are searching for a game designer to join the team.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
We are looking for a GAME SYSTEMS DESIGNER to lead a new product from concept to reality. The person we are looking for is a leader, a strategist, and an executor. Your role begins by creating, collecting, and organizing ideas. You’ll provide the technical creativity and know-how to help with new ideas, solve problems, and design user journeys. In other words, you are someone who can be given a product vision and then tell us what we need to achieve desired outcomes.
Working alongside DK Global’s world-class team of founders, visual consultants, 3D animators, project managers, marketing, and a dedicated game developer, you will oversee implementation of the aforementioned ideas and production of this new product. This is an on-site position that will work at DK Global headquarters in Redlands, CA.
This product will be used by attorneys nationwide to explain the magnitude of what happened to their clients. Our core product already helps attorneys attain better outcomes for those who deserve justice, and we believe this new product will be an even more powerful evolution of the DK Global model. In short, the Game Designer who joins our team will be among a core few who gets to channel their years of experience toward a product that helps put broken lives and shattered dreams back together. Sound like something you’re interested in?
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Design ultra-user friendly, clean, modern, intuitive, and attractive UI features based on product vision and user journey mapping.
- Drive the creation an improvement of the core application and technical systems, as well as measurement and feedback tools.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Administration, Marketing, Sales, IT, and Production to brainstorm, design, and implement gameplay.
- Learn and promote standard process, and share these with other cross-functional teams
- Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, and prototypes to effectively communicate gameplay and design ideas.
- Present to peers and partners while clearly communicating design rationale.
- Research and experiment with new implementation and creation techniques.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 5 years in game systems design for product(s) designed for commercial use (i.e., not for school or personal projects).
- Bachelor's degree in design, computer science, graphic design, UX design, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Familiarity designing games/applications using Unreal Engine 5.
- Proficient in C++.
- Deep understanding of design principles, modern/intuitive user interfaces, and latest UI trends.
- Knowledge of usability patterns, best practices, and interface design.
- Strong documentation and visualization skills.
- Excels at creative and effective problem-solving.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Must respond well to criticism and feedback.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Self-motivated with a willingness to continue to learn.
NICE-TO-HAVES:
- Experience with 3DS Max preferred.
- 3D modeling/animation experience.
- Experience in Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Project management certification (PMI, PMP, PRINCE2, CAPM, CSM, CPMP, CPM, etc.) a plus.
- Agile, Kanban, and SCRUM knowledge.
Job Type: Contract with potential transition to Full-time.
Schedule: 40+ hours per week.
Compensation Range: $50-77/hr (Translates to $104,000-$160,160 annually for a 40-hour work week. We value our employees’ time and believe your time should be compensated accordingly. This position will be paid on an hourly basis with overtime as needed).
DK Global, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
About D.K. Global, Inc.:
From our headquarters in Redlands, California, our team of artists, managers, and administrators work together to deliver accurate and understandable animations and illustrations to legal professionals. Since 1998, DK Global has led the courtroom visual industry, introducing the most innovative and accurate medical reconstructions, accident simulations, and visual aid methods. If you are looking to develop your career we provide the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself in an environment that will help you, not only learn, but grow. Every individual at DK Global plays an important role, from clerical tasks to creative direction, and we strive to provide a positive working environment where everyone’s contributions are recognized. Come join us!