Top Design Jobs in Vancouver, BC

Create and implement high-quality, authentic sports gameplay animations for a new AAA franchise. Collaborate with animation leads, designers, engineers, and producers from ideation through final implementation. Manage motion-capture shot lists and references, support animation-driven features, influence technical implementation in engine, and champion animation quality, authenticity, and player-focused experiences.

Creates and implements authentic, high-quality gameplay animations for a sports video game. Responsibilities include editing motion-capture data, defining animation features with designers, collaborating with engineers to implement features in Unreal Engine, participating in animation reviews, estimating animation tasks, and championing animation quality and human-movement authenticity across gameplay development.

Designs, balances, and implements gameplay systems including progression, economies, rewards, stats, and game modes. Tunes systems using feedback, metrics, and playtests; analyzes systemic outcomes; documents design logic and balancing guidelines; and collaborates with engineering, art, production, and design teams. The role supports player agency, emergent storytelling, meaningful trade-offs, and long-term engagement in a large-scale sports game.

As a Senior Gameplay Designer, you will lead a team to implement authentic sports gameplay, define visions, and collaborate on feature designs and testing.

Lead creation of high-quality, believable character assets: sculpting, texturing, and hair grooming. Work in Unreal Engine 5, assemble optimized assets, collaborate with animators and technical artists, and use industry tools (XGen, Ornatrix, Maya, ZBrush, Substance) while balancing visual quality and performance.

Define and lead the gameplay vision with the Creative Director; refine systems (3Cs, combat, AI, weapons, progression); communicate direction and feedback; work hands-on in-engine; set scope and priorities; guide and support multidisciplinary teams.