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Part Time Game Designer (Charter)

Part-time contract role tasked with designing gameplay for lowiro projects, and working with level design (charting) team leads in peer reviews.

Location

Remote (International)

Compensation

Piece-based compensation. Contractual rate to be discussed/determined on joining.

Benefits

  • Flexible work hours
  • Fully remote work
  • A casual and friendly atmosphere amongst those with a passion for working on games
  • The ability to optionally work alongside lowiro staff from the Tokyo office

Requirements

  • Conversational language ability in written English, especially relating to rhythm game terminology
  • Experience in making or working on games, in a professional or independent capacity
  • A keen interest in rhythm games and media in Japan as well as an understanding of the Game Market

Description of Role

You will be tasked with designing levels (charts) for lowiro projects, creating compelling physical gameplay experiences across all difficulty levels.

You will work closely with the chart design team, and will be engaged in in-depth review processes for each chart.

You will work with in-house chart design tools, and will frequently communicate asynchronously between team members spread across the globe.

Successful candidates will have an opportunity to be granted a paid training period for learning chart design as part of the lowiro level design team.

Favorable Skills

  • Professional experience charting for commercial rhythm games
  • Familiarity with a wide variety of rhythm games with different control schemes
  • Experience charting low-difficulty charts for rhythm games
  • Native/Bilingual English and Japanese ability
  • Firm understanding of musical terminology, basic music theory or song composition and arrangement
  • Relatively high skill in multiple rhythm games, including Arcaea

Application

Please apply by sending the following via the contact form:

  • Cover Letter (link)
  • Resume (link)
  • Portfolio including video playlist of past rhythm game charting work, personal and professional if applicable (link)

* Please note that applications not including a cover letter will not be reviewed