✍🏻 Terms:
➡️ 1-month probationary period.
➡️ 3-month contract with the chance of extension.
➡️ Starting immediately (negotiable).
🎁 Freelance Employee Benefits
✅ Remote working from anywhere in the world.
✅ Flexible working schedule.
✅ Optional HQ in Portland, Oregon.
✅ Regular (and optional) team socials.
✅ A close-knit, supportive, and diverse team.
✅ Christmas studio closure.
🌎 Location
Fully remote. We’re happy for you to work anywhere as long as you have a good internet connection and a no-distraction space for calls.
🏕️ Culture
We're on a mission to build great games in a healthy, sustainable way. At Lost Native, we give people room to grow and the tools and space to work their magic.
We team up with ambitious, adventurous, and talented people to build exciting experiences. We’re born adventurers from around the globe, and our diversity shows in our games.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.
How to Apply 📨
Please email your CV, portfolio, day rate, and availability, and we'll be in touch with the next steps as quickly as possible.
We’re looking for a…
Game Design Intern
We at Lost Native are looking for a talented, self-driven Game Design Intern to join us in showcasing our cozy-competitive debut title to the world. The game is fully funded by Private Division and is coming to PC and Console in 2024.
As an Game Design Intern, you will design content, improve upon features, and create player experience improvements. This internship involves various design tasks including, but not limited to, system, narrative, and general game design. The ideal candidate is comfortable leading design discussions and designing and iterating on new designs from concept to completion. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain early career experience in a highly motivated, fast-paced, and understanding environment.
This is a fully remote freelance role with a chance of extension.
👩🏻💻 Your responsibilities will include:
Creating and maintaining design documentation.
Organising and running brainstorming sessions, acting as the north star for the product vision.
Working closely with the Design Leadership on game balance, scripting events, design documentation, and all things gameplay-related.
Working closely with the team to ensure that the design specifications meet the project's quality expectations and product goals.
Focusing on the player experience as the ultimate metric for any feature and content quality.
Writing an interesting narrative that matches the tone and theme of the game.
Aggregating and consolidating feedback, both from the team and community.
Evaluating feedback and improving features based on your analysis.
Working within limitations of scope, timelines, and style.
Iterating on work based on feedback.
📈 As a successful candidate, you would have:
A passion to learn and grow as a designer.
Solid theoretical and practical Game Design knowledge.
A strong sense of what makes a gameplay experience compelling and fun, as well as the ability to articulate why a game design decision is good or bad.
Creativity, passion, and the drive to go beyond what is directly asked of you.
A self-motivated and fast learning attitude.
Responsibility and ownership over your work.
A self-starting approach to remote working and time management.
The ability to propose and implement creative solutions.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
A willingness to collaborate and share feedback with others.
💡 It would be amazing if you have:
Extensive experience playing CCGs.
Up-to-date knowledge of recent and upcoming releases.
An deep knowledge of games past and present.
Experience working in Unity.
Experience using source control (i.e., Sourcetree or Git).
If you don’t meet all the requirements listed above, apply anyway! The fastest way to progress is to explore new paths and venture into the unknown 👩🏻🚀🚀.