Senior Character Designer (Game Design)

Azra Games is recapturing the childhood thrill of storytelling with your entire toy box for modern AAA gaming. We are dedicated to one genre, role-playing games, and led by veteran designer Mark Otero (Zero-to-one director of Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, EA’s most successful mobile game of all time, with $1.5B lifetime revenue). Azra has assembled an expert team with decades of experience building blockbuster games. Our debut release, Legions & Legends, will be Mark’s ninth RPG. And his best. Azra Games believes in harnessing the power of technology, with a focus on generative AI, to radically disrupt & transform game development.

Azra Games is seeking a highly skilled and experienced character gameplay designer to help create unforgettable characters and abilities for our upcoming AAA game.  As a character designer, you will be responsible for creating memorable characters that move, fight, and control in unique ways.  You’ll work on a cross discipline team of artists, engineers, writers, and more to develop compelling characters the resonate with players globally. 

What You’ll Do:

• Design and create memorable, unique and visually stunning characters.
• Design and implement character abilities kits and behaviors.
• Refine the tactile feel of playing said characters in a 3^rd person action context.
• Collaborate with combat, enemy, and level designers to create characters that maximize all aspects of the player experience.
• Refine and improve character designs based on the feedback from the development team, playtests, and other sources.
• Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends and best practices in character design and contribute to the evolution of our game’s artistic style.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a character designer in the video game industry, with at least one shipped AAA title (or working on a live service for a AAA title)
• Experience working on a 3^rd person action game.
• Experience building gameplay abilities of videogame characters and how they move through 3d space.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively in a team-based environment.t
• Familiarity with scripting languages and game engines like Lua and Unity.

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with creating characters for open-world games, or games with complex gameplay mechanics.
• Experience with creating character skins or other customization options.
• Experience on games with large (dozens +) character rosters.
• Familiarity with the free-to-play space and best practices for a live services game.
• A passion for RPG games.

The perks of working at Azra:

• Competitive salary, equity
• Platinum healthcare plan for you and your family 💯 paid for by Azra Games. Including health, vision, and dental!
• Parental leave
• Unlimited paid time off
• Work that fits your lifestyle – Work from our studio office in Sacramento, CA, and/or hybrid, and anything in between.
• Occasional catered lunches and dinners
• Office social events including happy hours, parties, and community service projects.
• A generous technology budget to provide the best gear you need to be your most productive and happy self.
• A packed snack room and loaded fridge
• Dedicated Game Room for "Market Research" 😏
• An authentic office environment where you get to be YOU

Azra Games is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Azra Games is an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome and employee differences are celebrated.

Base Salary Range: $81,800-$122,700. The final salary offered for this position may take into account a number of factors including, but not limited to, location, skills, education, and experience.