Design Manager

Ghost Story Games, founded by Ken Levine, seeks a Design Manager for Judas, a narrative-driven game with emergent gameplay. The Design Manager will integrate dynamic narrative, rogue-lite mechanics, and interconnected systems into a seamless player experience. Responsibilities include managing design team personnel, collaborating on tasking, creating design documentation, prototyping in Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) using Blueprint scripting, and collaborating with Engineering, Art, Narrative, and QA. The Design Manager will champion the player experience, participate in playtests, propose innovative solutions, and contribute to design discussions. 5+ years of professional systems design experience on AAA titles is required.