Senior Game Designer - Ravenbound

Systemic Reaction, the creative division that brought you the living worlds of Generation Zero and Second Extinction, is looking for a passionate Senior Game Designer to help drive the design of our upcoming title, Ravenbound (https://youtu.be/J1nVbDeBMrA). Ravenbound is a challenging new open-world action-roguelite in development for PC, set in a world inspired by Nordic folklore.

The Position

As a Senior Game Designer, it is your job to conceive of new and engaging gameplay content and implement it into Ravenbound using our proprietary engine. You do this by collaborating closely with your fellow designers, artists, animators, programmers, audio designers and the QA team to map out and deliver your ideas from conception to final release. Being intimately familiar with the game, establishing a connection with our players and identifying new trends in the community, will be key to contributing to the game’s success.

Required Qualifications

- 5+ years in a game design role with at least 2 years in live operations
- Experience working on an action combat game
- Proven ability to contribute to releasable gameplay in a production environment
- Experience and confidence in presenting new ideas
- Proven ability to iterate and change gameplay based on feedback
- Proven ability to create viable design solutions on paper


Expectations on a designer at Avalanche

- Seeking and achieving alignment with conflicting requirements and opinions.
- A drive to improve workflows, knowledge sharing and community
- A diligent gamer
- Vast and up to date knowledge of released games - able to draw references
- Motivated and driven


To thrive in a design position at Avalanche Studios Group, you need to be willing and have the ability to learn new tools and workflows. You have a positive attitude and contribute to a healthy team dynamic by seeing opportunities and highlighting limitations in a constructive way.

You can communicate to clearly establish common goals and align expectations. You are ambitious and are interested in pushing the boundaries of our user experience but can also skillfully balance this with the realities and constraints of the situation at hand.

Employee Promise

We provide goals, instead of instructions, and the opportunity to do the best work of your career.

Our values

At Avalanche Studios Group, we believe in worlds beyond limits, we are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Everyone at Avalanche Studios Group has a shared responsibility to create an open and inclusive work environment where everyone is treated equally and with respect. Being part of our world is not contingent on where you’re from, your gender, or sexual orientation. It’s all about your passion and creativity.

How to apply

We will only consider applications that consist of a CV and who can work a few days a week from any of our offices. We support relocation if needed.

To apply for this position please register below. Apply as soon as possible as we review applications continuously. All further information is provided under non-disclosure agreement only.