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We're looking for game designers with at least one year of experience. Those, who are interested in this field and with relevant experience in general direction or balance.

We're a small indie studio making story-driven PC games. No producers at the top, no approvals from three departments, no "let's remake everything from scratch for the sake of an experiment." We just gather (online), come up with ideas, create, and release.

It's enough to:

• come up with mechanics without breaking the entire game;
• sketch a level layout so the level designer has something to work with;
• feel the build and say, "This is slow, this is boring, let's fix it";
• write a few lines of dialogue if the narrator is new to the game; If you've done any of this on commercial projects, that's already good!

What you'll be doing is everything a game designer in a small indie studio typically does:

• Transfer ideas from your head to documents, and from documents to a build;
• Polish the project with everyone until it's "not embarrassing to show";
• Argue until you're hoarse, and then go get coffee and come up with something even better;
• Vibe when the game mechanics finally come alive and you just want to play it yourself.

What do we give in return? Freedom. No one is hovering over you. Want to work at 6 AM? At 4 AM? From lunch until lunch the next day? Go ahead. Result is the most important here.

A team without snobbery. We don't measure portfolios and skills. It's common practice to help, offer advice, and cover each other's backs when deadlines are tight.

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

• Relevant experience and an interest in working as a game designer are required;
• Game designers with experience working with Unreal Engine and Godot are especially valued
• Knowledge of English/Russian will give you a significant advantage during evaluation;
• Salary is negotiable.

A formal cover letter is not required. A resume is enough, and a portfolio is highly recommended. You can contact us via Telegram @nextg_hr_kirill or via Mail at hr@next-genium.com