Escape Velocity Entertainment

Systems Engineer

• Collaborate closely with the Game Director, Design Director, and the Systems Design Lead to drive the vision for the major systems and systems balancing for a robust online multiplayer experience.
• Create expert-level creative vision and technical guidance for our metagame experience, to include matchmaking systems, ELO algorithms and theories, skills systems, currencies and economy, and weapon/ability balancing.
• Advocate for the player at all times, putting the player experience first when considering and making all design decisions.

Senior Systems Designer

Game Engineer

• As a Gameplay Engineer, you will work closely with Design, Animation, and Audio to create new gameplay experiences and take ownership over large gameplay features. You will be working on an early-stage incubation project so a flexible mindset is necessary, and your opportunity to participate in design and have your voice as part of the product will be high.

Gameplay Engineer

Designer

• Working with audio designers and other disciplines to design, prototype, and implement audio systems.
• Creating and implementing audio systems via middleware like Audiokinetic Wwise and/or Unreal Engine 5
• Collaborating with other disciplines to ensure audio is incorporated into all aspects of gameplay and enhances game experience.
• Working with the audio Team and project producers to spec out deliverables, locate dependencies, maintain documentation, and keep tasks within scope.
• Working with the Audio and Core Tech teams to develop, document, and optimise internal audio technology and systems.
• Working with the Audio team and other disciplines to ensure an optimal level of audio performance on projects via profiling and testing of in-game audio.
• Developing and maintaining documentation on created systems.
• Being a positive advocate and representative for the audio team within the studio and externally.

Senior Technical Sound Designer

2D Artist

• **What we are looking for:**
• - Drive the vision for UI Art on Escape Velocity’s projects by embracing the art style and direction defined by the Art Directors and using the art style guide as the backdrop to create UI that is both in alignment with UX’s wireframes and is thematically perfect to the art style.
• - Collaborate with UX, the Art Directors, and the Game Director to pitch your vision, before doing some of your own strong implementation against that plan.
• - Effectively plan and communicate work, ensuring realistic goals and dependencies.
• - Deliver high-quality UI assets throughout the development process, from early prototypes to final implementation in the game engine.

Senior UI Artist

Art Director

• ** What we will do together: **
• - **Deliver on the Creative Vision for the Game.** You will direct and guide designers in all areas of design, including systems, gameplay, and level design; and collaborate with other Directors, Leads, and individual contributors to ensure that the game vision is realized in software at the highest quality.
• - **Drive Quality with Urgency.** You will lead the design team to introduce features and content to players as efficiently and quickly as possible. You will drive decisions and critically and ruthlessly evaluate all aspects of the game design – from moment-to-moment gameplay to meta progression – to ensure that we achieve quality while still delivering on other commitments and deadlines.
• - **Unify, motivate, mentor, and manage designers. **You will directly manage design leads, and serve as a mentor and leader to all designers and many others on the team. You will lead by example in the way you interact with the rest of the team, push for quality while problem-solving development challenges, and champion the vision for the game.
• - **Build a best-In-class design team.** You will work with HR, recruiting, and other managers to identify and fill talent gaps, grow talent, set performance benchmarks, develop clear career paths within systems design, establish best practices, and hire industry-leading talent. Most importantly, you will establish and enforce a healthy culture within system design that emphasizes problem solving, collaboration, player-facing development, and unwavering support for the overall vision.
• - **Serve as the voice design across the project. **You will communicate with Leads, Directors, and – most importantly – across team structures and disciplines to ensure that everyone understands the goals, designs, and progress of the design team.

Design Director

Producer

• Demonstrating outstanding communication and technical problem solving
• Partner with the Production, Directors, and Development teams across multiple locations to drive projects forward
• Own, build, maintain, and execute project plans to determine resource and scheduling needs for multiple teams and/or larger areas of the game, focusing on quality of life for developers and the quality of what we release to our players

Senior Technical Producer

Engineer

• **What we are looking for:**
• The Senior Game Development Engineer, Automation Systems is responsible for improving and sustaining the overall health, reliability, and scalability of the game’s development process. This role bridges gameplay engineering, design, art, debug engineering, QA, and build/release — by engineering solutions and ensuring that development is fast, stable, and confidence-driven.
• This engineer will architect, implement, and evolve systems that support automation, validation, and testing across Unreal workflows. They will produce and maintain automated tests and validation frameworks, ensure results are visible and actionable across teams, and help train others to adopt forward-thinking, test-driven development practices.
• The role requires a self-directed senior engineer capable of taking high-level objectives, translating them into actionable solutions, and building trust through consistent delivery. Over time, this position will serve as a long-term steward of development health, guiding systems maturity, technical accountability, and cultural best practices for sustainable, high-quality production.

Senior Game Development Engineer, Automation Systems

• Create compelling pitches including rough concepts for individual cosmetics and campaigns
• Stay informed about visual trends or styles in gaming and pop culture
• Provide feedback and guide other concept artists and outsourcing teams in executing designs
• Communicate and partner between Art, Narrative, and Design departments to develop concept designs
• Create exploration sketches in 2D, mood boards, and Storyboards to communicate ideas

Senior Outsourcing Concept Artist

3D Artist

• Work with art and engineering to understand visual requirements and performance constraints.
• Develop, optimize, and maintain advanced materials and shaders using Unreal Engine
• Create reusable material functions and dynamic systems to support a wide range of surface types (environment, characters, VFX).
• Research and prototype new shading techniques to push visual quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with rendering engineers to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks related to materials.
• Help define and maintain material pipelines and documentation for the art team.

Outsourcing Technical Artist

• **What we are looking for:**
• We are seeking an Outsource Character Artist to collaborate closely with both internal and external teams on Character Assets for Cosmetics. In this role, you will work with the producer on scheduling, coordinate with the internal development team to meet project needs and manage the delivery of assets from external vendors. The candidate will serve as the primary point of contact for external partners and must be extremely nimble, with strong organizational skills and flexibility to adapt to varying time schedules, evolving project needs, and non-traditional hours across different time zones. While the role includes managerial responsibilities, it is also hands-on, involving the intake and assessment of assets to ensure they meet the required standards. Additionally, you will provide valuable feedback on art assets from outsource to maintain quality and consistency throughout the project.

Outsourcing Character Artist

• **What we will do together:**
• - Collaborate closely with the Studio Design Director, Design Director’s, and other Design Leads to drive the vision for the major systems and systems balancing for a robust online multiplayer experience.
• - Create expert level creative vision and technical guidance for our metagame experience, to include matchmaking systems, ELO algorithms and theories, skills systems, currencies and economy, and weapon/ability balancing.
• - Grow, then lead a formidable team of metagame/systems designers to assist you with the implementation of these major systems, and work closely with the game’s user experience, level, gameplay, and content teams to ensure a cohesive player experience.
• - Communicate with Leads and Directors of other disciplines, particularly engineering, and ensure that everyone is on the same page before beginning systems development.
• - Advocate for the player, always putting the player experience first when considering and making all design decisions.

Lead Systems Designer

• Working with audio designers and other disciplines to design, prototype, and implement audio systems.
• Creating and implementing audio systems via Audiokinetic Wwise and Unreal Engine 5
• Collaborating with other disciplines to ensure audio is incorporated into all aspects of gameplay and enhances game experience.
• Working with the audio Team and project producers to spec out deliverables, locate dependencies, maintain documentation, and keep tasks within scope.
• Working with the Audio and Core Tech teams to develop, document, and optimise internal audio technology and systems.
• Developing and maintaining documentation on created systems.
• Being a positive advocate and representative for the audio team within the studio and externally.

Associate Technical Audio Designer

• Are you a Character or Kit Designer with a passion for making games? Here at Escape Velocity, we are looking for someone to join the team, who will get to design the movements, camera, abilities, and rhythm of combat that play a big part in the experience of gameplay that sit at the heart of our project. We are laying the foundations right now, and we want you to play a key role in it.