Proxima · 1 month ago
Senior Game Designer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expProxima is an independent game studio founded by veterans of Electronic Arts (EA). They are looking for a Senior Game Designer to play a leadership role in developing their second PC title in the simulation genre, focusing on creative direction, systems design, and end-to-end implementation.
SoftwareGamingConsumer SoftwareOnline GamesVideo Games
Responsibilities
Creative direction: You will play a key role in setting the creative direction for the game, including game pillars, key design elements, progression, and more
Systems design: You will develop systems that simulate play, blending expertise in player psychology with strong mathematical logic to build interlocking mechanics that stimulate emergent gameplay
End-to-end implementation: You will work independently and with team members to implement design solutions: from paper prototyping and technical implementation to balancing and testing
Qualification
Required
Creative direction: You will play a key role in setting the creative direction for the game, including game pillars, key design elements, progression, and more
Systems design: You will develop systems that simulate play, blending expertise in player psychology with strong mathematical logic to build interlocking mechanics that stimulate emergent gameplay
End-to-end implementation: You will work independently and with team members to implement design solutions: from paper prototyping and technical implementation to balancing and testing
Game systems architect: You design through dynamic rules, not linear scripts. You deeply understand how variables collide and cascade across the game to create emergent gameplay
Intuitive understanding of psychology: You have a deep understanding of player psychology and what motivates people to play
Systems design expert: You can build the math behind the game. You are an expert at creating complex, automated spreadsheets to simulate, balance, and prove out progression curves and resource economies
Hands-on builder: You are comfortable building directly in-engine (Unity). You have a strong working knowledge of game engine systems. You can partner with engineers to build custom tools that accelerate your workflow
5+ years game design experience: You have over five years of design experience, including taking a game from early prototype to launch
Company
Proxima
Building interactive media for the next generation
2-10 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
50%
Represents job field similar to this job
Creatives and Design
Marketing
Management and Executive
Product Management
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2025 (2)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2021 (2)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$1.6MKey Investors
LVP
2023-05-30Pre Seed· $1.6M
Leadership Team
Ran Mo
Founder and CEO
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