Language: Dutch speaking
Contract: Full-time employment
Location: Our office in Hasselt, Belgium

The Artistocrats is known for the turn-based historical strategy game Order of Battle – WW2 and the more recent real-time strategy title Starship Troopers: Terran Command, based on Paul Verhoeven’s cult sci-fi classic. We are passionate about strategy and management games and are dedicated to establish our studio as a well-known and respected developer in these genres.

What the job entails:

We are looking for a talented game designer with strong writing and communication skills.

As a game designer, you will work both on new content for our existing games and contribute to prototypes for our upcoming projects. Using the scenario editor of Starship Troopers: Terran Command, you’ll design maps and missions with original settings, compelling storylines, memorable characters, and engaging gameplay events. You will also take part in the prototyping and implementation of new gameplay systems and mechanics for our current and future games.

In addition to game design, your writing skills will be key in crafting marketing content, including dev diaries, press releases and engaging news posts about our games and studio for Steam and various other social media platforms.

If you have a passion for storytelling, there’s also an opportunity to contribute to in-game narratives by writing story text and character dialogues.

Altogether this is a dynamic and creative role where you’ll have a direct impact on both game content and how our projects are communicated to the world.

The skills you need:

• Experience: 2+ years of professional experience or equivalent portfolio content.
• Game Design: Proven expertise with a portfolio showcasing multiple case studies.
• C# Programming/Scripting: Basic proficiency in C# programming/scripting.
• Unity Experience: Extensive experience with Unity (scenes, prefabs, components, …)
• Writing Skills: Portfolio must includes examples of content created for a professional or public audience.
• RTS Game Knowledge: Adequate familiarity with RTS games and mechanics (e.g., Warcraft/Starcraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Company of Heroes).

What we offer:

• A varied job with plenty of responsibility and creativity within a small and dedicated team.
• A competitive salary based on market standards. Other benefits such as meal vouchers, travel compensation and/or a company car are possible/negotiable.