Gameplay Designer (Characters) | North America | Canada | Europe | Fully Remote
Escape Velocity Entertainment Inc • Czechia • Spain
No Relocation
Posted: June 9, 2026
Job Description
What we are looking for:
Are you a Character Designer with a passion for making games? Here at Escape Velocity, we are looking for someone to join the team, who will get to design characters that play a big part in the experience of gameplay that sit at the heart of our project.
What we are looking for:Are you a Character Designer with a passion for making games? Here at Escape Velocity, we are looking for someone to join the team, who will get to design characters that play a big part in the experience of gameplay that sit at...What we will do together:
- Find opportunities to bring exciting new gameplay hooks to characters within the game.
- Develop and oversee the player's combat mechanics, weapons, and abilities.
- Work closely with animators, gameplay programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement combat features.
- Take character designs through a full development cycle from concept to release.
- Use metrics, player feedback, and a multitude of diverse analytics to improve and refine the design.
What you will bring:
- Experience as a Character Designer on multiple titles for at least 2 years, with a proven history of taking characters from ideation to shipped.
- You have a passion for third-person combat mechanics and have thoroughly played a wide variety of different titles.
- Proven track record of bringing uniquely thematic characters to life in video games.
- A thorough understanding of creating strengths, weaknesses and counterplay within the character experience.
- You like working with hands-on prototypes.
- Experience working with UE5 blueprints to design abilities.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Additional Content
What we are looking for:
Are you a Character Designer with a passion for making games? Here at Escape Velocity, we are looking for someone to join the team, who will get to design characters that play a big part in the experience of gameplay that sit at the heart of our project.
What we are looking for:Are you a Character Designer with a passion for making games? Here at Escape Velocity, we are looking for someone to join the team, who will get to design characters that play a big part in the experience of gameplay that sit at...What we will do together:
- Find opportunities to bring exciting new gameplay hooks to characters within the game.
- Develop and oversee the player's combat mechanics, weapons, and abilities.
- Work closely with animators, gameplay programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement combat features.
- Take character designs through a full development cycle from concept to release.
- Use metrics, player feedback, and a multitude of diverse analytics to improve and refine the design.
What you will bring:
- Experience as a Character Designer on multiple titles for at least 2 years, with a proven history of taking characters from ideation to shipped.
- You have a passion for third-person combat mechanics and have thoroughly played a wide variety of different titles.
- Proven track record of bringing uniquely thematic characters to life in video games.
- A thorough understanding of creating strengths, weaknesses and counterplay within the character experience.
- You like working with hands-on prototypes.
- Experience working with UE5 blueprints to design abilities.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.