Game Designer – Unreal Engine / Blueprint & Animation

About the job

Game Designer – Unreal Engine / Blueprint & Animation

Workload: 60–100 %
Location: Zurich
Start: By arrangement

Your Role

We are looking for an experienced and creative individual with at least 5 years of professional experience in game design, who has successfully implemented and completed various projects.

You combine creative game design with strong technical understanding and feel at home in Unreal Engine. In addition to developing game mechanics and interactive experiences, you bring experience with Blueprints, animations, and technical workflows.

Your Tasks

- Development and implementation of interactive experiences and game design concepts in Unreal Engine
- Design and implementation of gameplay mechanics, interactions, and user experiences
- Implementation and integration of animations for characters, objects, and environments
- Working with Animation Blueprints, State Machines, Blend Spaces, and other animation systems
- Building and optimising interactive Unreal Engine scenes
- Development of prototypes and proofs of concept
- Combining game design, animation, and technical implementation
- Optimising existing systems and workflows
- Collaboration with 3D artists, technical artists, developers, and other creative teams
- Independent implementation of subprojects from idea to finished solution

Your Profile

- At least 5 years of professional experience in game design, interactive design, or a comparable field
- Experience in several successfully completed and published game projects (shipped products), ideally complemented by a meaningful portfolio
- Experience using modern AI tools for creative and technical workflows, as well as willingness to present relevant projects and applications as references in the application, is an advantage
- Very good knowledge of Unreal Engine, animation, Blueprints
- Good understanding of gameplay, interaction, and user experience
- Technical understanding and enthusiasm for independently implementing creative ideas
- Confident understanding of 3D workflows and real-time applications
- Independent, solution-oriented, and structured working style
- Creativity and a good sense for visual quality and interactive experiences

What Awaits You

- Varied projects at the interface of game design, 3D, animation, and technology
- Plenty of room for creative ideas and your own solutions
- Working with Unreal Engine and modern real-time technologies
- Direct collaboration with design, art, and consulting teams
- Responsibility for your own projects and subareas
- A creative environment with short decision-making paths and plenty of scope for design