Game Designer

Join us in our brand new studio location in Vienna!

About Us

Purple Lamp was founded by industry veterans to pursue their passion in PC and Console gaming.

A love for community driven strategy, management and light RPG games unites a team that has spent many years working together, where everyone knows what they’re doing and loves the games we’re working on.

Our team comes from many different countries: Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Iceland, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, Sweden, USA, just to name a few.

The studio language is English, and we really enjoy working in a very mature yet passionate environment.

We’re looking for a Game Designer to support our team in our current and upcoming projects.

Your tasks…

• Working hands-on with design implementation
• Researching so your designs are well informed and fit for purpose
• Creating & communicating designs to provide clear goals / specifications
• Prototyping & requesting feedback to validate designs and reduce risks
• Reviewing & iterating tools and features to achieve best results

Your profile…

• Responsible for a game’s mechanics & gameplay
• Evangelist of fun – obtain the best possible experience for the player
• Engineer of fun – decide and design how the game plays & feels
• Mechanic of fun – work hands-on with the game to achieve best results
• Developed at least 1 released game for PC and/or consoles. Good technical and analytical design skills
• Proactive personality and good communication skills
• Good English skills (written and oral)
• European citizen or EU / Austrian work permit

Ideally…

• Experience with Unreal
• Familiar with Scrum framework

We offer…

• A creative, friendly and positive work environment
• A rich variety of challenging and interesting projects where your input really matters
• Flexible working hours and competitive salary
• Regular game jams and self-development initiatives
• Working in the center of Vienna, frequently considered the ``World's Most Livable City``
• 25 days of paid holidays per year, plus an average of 12 bank holidays a year

Did we get your attention? Give a boost to your career, send your resume IN ENGLISH to jobs@purplelamp.com

Austrian work law binds us to indicate the legal minimum wage for each advertised position. 

For the position, it would be gross EUR 2.461 – per month, 14 salaries per year (IT Kollektivvertrag, ST/Einstieg). 

The salary can be higher to recognize a candidate’s experience and skill level.