Blackbird Interactive

3D Artist

• Work closely with the Project Art Director and Team Leads to execute the visual direction of a third-person sci-fi action game via a highly technical Unreal engine pipeline.
• Create high-quality hardsurface assets such as props and environmental set pieces.
• Produce clean, efficient models and materials suited for real-time workflows and optimized for gameplay needs.
• Iterate quickly on concepts, prototypes, and final assets in collaboration with design, animation, and tech art.
• Consistently deliver polished, production-ready work that enhances the overall quality bar.

Environment Artist – 9-month Contract

Designer

• Collaborate with art, engineering, and production to support and implement the established creative vision, raising questions or inconsistencies as they arise during development
• Work within production schedules and constraints, implementing level content in a timely and iterative manner while communicating risks or dependencies to appropriate team members
• Design and build levels end-to-end, including layout, combat encounters, traversal, pacing, player flow, and objectives
• Create and implement tactical combat spaces that support flanking, cover usage, squad coordination, sightlines, and multiple approaches to objectives
• Script and set up gameplay events, encounters, AI behaviors, triggers, and environmental interactions to support mission functionality and player experience
• Test, debug, and iterate on levels regularly, identifying and resolving issues related to navigation, combat balance, progression blockers, readability, and edge cases
• Respond constructively to feedback, refining layouts, encounters, pacing, and mission flow to improve clarity, challenge, and overall player experience
• Maintain an understanding of core gameplay systems and AI behaviors, adjusting layouts and encounters to support tactical gameplay and multiple player approaches

Level Designer – 4-month contract

• Create and develop convincing environment and level art using Unreal Engine 5
• Work with the Creative Leads to author immersive content for a Third Person Shooter
• Problem-solve and support tools and tech development to achieve visual and performance targets in engine
• Monitor deliverable progress, manage assigned scope and requested changes, and follow through on commitments
• Ensure assets meet technical requirements for Unreal Engine 5
• Work independently with minimal supervision, while collaborating effectively within the team and taking ownership of problems
• Document tools and production pipelines in a clear and understandable way

Environment Artist – 8-month contract

Human Resources

• Serve as the first point of contact for employee HR inquiries and provide support across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, role changes, and offboarding
• Prepare and maintain HR documentation such as offer letters, employment changes, and verification letters
• Maintain employee records, staff trackers, and HR systems to ensure accurate and up-to-date information
• Support payroll processes by coordinating employee changes with Finance
• Administer BambooHR, including employee data updates, job and manager changes, and workflow management
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes within HR systems
• Generate HR reports and assist with general administrative and year-end tasks
• Coordinate employee benefits enrollments, terminations, and changes
• Manage and track PTO, sick leave, and other leaves within BambooHR
• Provide administrative support for recruitment

HR Coordinator

• Prototype, implement, and iterate on gameplay content such as game flow, interactable objects and player abilities, event hooks for narrative and audio content, scripted sequences, tutorial/help systems, and bug fixing.
• Collaborate with both artists and designers on ways to improve the game content implementation to take advantage of existing technology and drive to the best end result possible.
• Collaborate with engineers to improve design workflows and bring gameplay intentions to life while respecting performance and technical constraints
• Work with producers and team leadership to assess requirements and provide effort estimates and updates to help ensure the team reaches its goals successfully

Technical Designer – 3-Month Contract

• Collaborate with design, engineering, animation, and production to support and implement the core gameplay vision through camera, controls, and character systems
• Own and drive the development of the 3Cs, including player movement, camera behavior, aiming systems such as ADS, and input responsiveness
• Prototype, implement, and iterate on player control schemes to ensure they feel intuitive, precise, and responsive across gameplay scenarios
• Design and tune third-person camera systems that balance situational awareness, readability, and cinematic presentation
• Work closely with animation and engineering to ensure character movement, transitions, and combat interactions feel grounded, fluid, and believable
• Integrate 3Cs with gameplay systems such as shooting, cover, traversal, and squad-based mechanics to support tactical play
• Test, debug, and iterate regularly on moment-to-moment gameplay, identifying issues with feel, readability, and responsiveness
• Establish and maintain standards for gameplay feel, control responsiveness, and camera behavior across the project
• Provide clear, constructive feedback on gameplay feel and player experience to help maintain quality and consistency
• Mentor and support other designers, sharing best practices and helping elevate team understanding of 3Cs design
• Anticipate dependencies and risks, working with cross-discipline partners to ensure smooth implementation and iteration

Senior Game Designer – Camera, Controls, Character

Game Engineer

• Establish and maintain the product schedule & roadmap
• Manage overall project scope and quality, proactively assess and mitigate risk
• Manage resource requirements, establish dependencies, and balance priorities
• Define, drive and own milestones and other project deliverables
• Partner with a technical and creative leadership team to ensure project vision, deliverables, and goals are met and delivered on time and in budget
• Evaluate development processes for success and iterate when the team and product need to evolve
• Oversee cross-discipline feature teams and maintain scope and capacity on a daily basis
• Work closely and foster strong and transparent relationships with external partners
• Establish and manage relationships and processes with key stakeholders, publisher and external partners
• Establish and maintain regular communication channels with feature teams and coordinate dependencies with stakeholders
• Mentor, coach and support producers and other team members
• Champion effective production processes, identify opportunities to improve processes that will increase quality and efficiency, and help shape the evolution of production practices across the team.

Lead Producer – Tactical Shooter, Unreal 5

• Lead technical direction and implementation of core gameplay and runtime systems
• Own architecture and long-term health of gameplay-adjacent systems
• Partner closely with design and content teams
• Drive engineering quality across gameplay code
• Architect and optimize AI movement, perception, decision support, and navigation features
• Support large gameplay spaces by improving runtime performance and system reliability
• Establish engineering best practices for Unreal Engine 5 development
• Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring and onboarding
• Communicate technical constraints and plans to stakeholders

Lead Software Engineer, Tactical Shooter – Unreal Engine 5

Director

• Lead engineering leadership across the studio, managing technical leads across multiple projects
• Own hiring for key technical roles
• Drive technical assessment for partner opportunities
• Help set new projects up for success by establishing strong technical foundations
• Provide ongoing engineering leadership across the portfolio
• Partner closely with Production and project leadership to track technical risks
• Champion engineering standards and cross-functional alignment