TiMi Montreal - Game design intern (Enemy design focus)

Business Unit/Département commercial

TiMi Studio Group is an award-winning game development and operations team that strives to improve global players’ entertainment quality. TiMi is part of Tencent Games and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China with offices in Los Angeles, Montreal, Seattle, Shanghai and Chengdu. It strives to create high quality, high fidelity, highly creative games across a wide variety of genres and multiple platforms.

TiMi Studio Group est une équipe primée de développement et d’exploitation de jeux. Elle s’efforce d’améliorer la qualité de divertissement des joueurs mondiaux. TiMi fait partie de la division Tencent Games et siège à Shenzhen, Chine avec des bureaux à Los Angeles, Montréal, Seattle, Shanghai et Chengdu. TiMi s’efforce de créer des jeux de haute qualité, très créatifs avec une grande fidélité sur une grande variété de genres et de plateformes.

About the Hiring Team/À propos de l'équipe de recrutement

TiMi Montreal is a new AAA development team making an innovative open world role-playing game in Unreal Engine 5 that is part of the award-winning TiMi Studio Group and Tencent. The studio’s core team has a proven track record making hit open world games, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. This is an ambitious team who aspires to be a flagship first-party studio for TiMi, reaching global audiences of passionate gamers who appreciate the studio’s optimistic and inclusive culture that rewards disruptive, risk-taking game development.

TiMi Montréal est une nouvelle équipe de développement AAA créant un jeu de rôle innovant en monde ouvert dans Unreal Engine 5 qui fait partie du groupe primé TiMi Studio Group et Tencent. L’équipe principale du studio a une expérience éprouvée dans la réalisation de jeux à succès en monde ouvert, notamment Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry et Watch Dogs. Il s’agit d’une équipe ambitieuse qui aspire à être un studio phare pour TiMi, atteignant un public mondial de joueurs passionnés qui apprécient la culture optimiste et inclusive du studio qui récompense le développement de jeux de rupture et de prise de risque.

What the Role Entails/Ce que le rôle comprend

Award-winning TiMi Studio Group seeks a Game design inter with focus on enemy design to develop a AAA, open-world game based on a new IP. The project will be released on multiple platforms, with an objective to reach a global audience.
TiMi Montreal and Singapore is a new studio within TiMi Studio Group, a subsidiary of Tencent Games. We are passionate about creating compelling worlds for players to explore for years to come. Are you someone who loves participating in building new worlds, understands what captivates audiences, and cares deeply about gaming as a medium? Are you ready to channel your passion and energy into creating expansive open world games for global audiences? Then, come join us in our ambitious endeavor.

Job description
As an intern, you will work under the guidance of senior designers to contribute to the creation and implementation of enemy creatures in the game. By rapidly learning design tools and workflows, you will assist in designing basic enemy behaviors, configuring attributes, and conducting playtests. We expect you to demonstrate strong execution skills and a passion for translating design concepts into tangible game content.

• Assist in designing basic enemy behaviors and skill logic (movement, attacks, hit reactions, etc.)

• Configure enemy attribute parameters and combat balance under the guidance of lead designers

• Maintain enemy data sheets using Excel/design tools and document version updates

• Collaborate with programmers and animators to debug and optimize enemy animation logic

• Participate in playtests to identify and report gameplay issues (difficulty progression, combat pacing, etc.)

• Learn game design methodologies and project development pipelines
   

Who We Look For/Qui cherchons-nous

Job requirements

• Currently in school graduating with a future date, or graduation year no earlier than 2024

• Bachelor’s degree or above (Game Design, Digital Media, Computer Science preferred)

• Familiarity with enemy design conventions in mainstream genres (ARPG/ACT/etc.), with ability to analyze 3+ classic case studies

• Proficiency in Excel; basic knowledge of Unity/Unreal Engine is a plus

• Strong learning agility to master project-specific design tools within one week

• Numerical sensitivity to iteratively adjust behaviors based on test data

• Passion for game development; prior experience in game MODs/indie projects is preferred

What is in it for you?

Create new worlds for players to explore, experience and enjoy: At TiMi Montreal, we see everyone as a game developer. Join a team of industry veterans to create engaging and innovative experiences that players will enjoy for years to come. Share your passion, your ideas and take initiative to increase our product’s quality.

Deliver AAA multi-platform games with ample resources and support: TiMi is dedicated to bringing incredible game experiences to players. As one of the most successful studios in the world, TiMi has what it takes to produce a AAA game. We wish to empower all game developers to reach their full potential.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent/Postes ouverts à tous chez Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

En tant qu’employeur qui souscrit au principe de l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi, nous croyons fermement que la multiplicité des voix nourrit notre innovation et nous permet de mieux servir nos utilisateurs et la collectivité. Nous favorisons un milieu dans lequel tous les employés se sentent soutenus et inspirés dans l’atteinte de leurs objectifs personnels et des objectifs communs.