We need game designers for Next Genium. Those who are interested in this field and have relevant experience in general game design or balancing. We are a small studio, we make story-driven PC games. No producers breathing down our necks, no three-department approvals, no "let's re-do everything from scratch just for kicks" moments.

We just get together (online), brainstorm, create, and release. Right now, we're looking for one more person to join our team, someone who loves games and knows how to design them.

It's enough to:

• come up with a mechanic and not break the whole game with it;
• sketch out a level layout that a level designer can work with;
• test a build and say: "it's lagging here, it's boring here, let's fix it";
• write a couple of lines of dialogue if the narrative designer is swamped;
• create a task in the tracker that can be understood from the first read.

If you've done any of this on commercial projects - that's already good.

What you'll be doing

Everything a game designer typically does in a small studio:

• transfer ideas from your head into documents, and from documents into the build;
• polish the project with everyone else until it's "something we're not ashamed to show";
• argue until you're hoarse, then go for coffee and come up with something cooler;
• occasionally swear at the build that crashes for no reason;
• feel great when a mechanic suddenly comes alive and you just want to play it.

What we offer in return?

Freedom. Nobody stands over your shoulder. Want to work at 6 AM? At 4 AM? From noon to noon the next day? Go ahead. The main thing is the result.

A team without snobbery. We don't measure portfolios and skills here. We help each other, give advice, cover each other's backs when the deadline looms.

Projects we're not ashamed of. We don't make "another casual NFT game." We make games that we ourselves play and want to show our friends.

You must have relevant experience and interest in working as a game designer. Game designers with experience working with game engines like Unreal Engine and Godot are especially valued. Knowledge of English will give you a serious advantage when applying.

How to apply

No formal cover letter needed. We need a resume and a portfolio would be highly desirable.

Salary from 50000 rubles to 100000 rubles depending on results.