Senior Game Designer (3Cs: Camera, Controls, Character) - 9 Month Contract

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements.

At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.

Blackbird Interactive is looking for an experienced Senior Game Designer to help define and deliver core gameplay for a third-person, modern military tactical shooter. This role focuses on owning and refining the camera, controls, and character, ensuring movement, aiming, and interaction feel responsive, readable, and grounded in tactical authenticity.

You’ll work closely with other designers, engineering, animation, and production to build and iterate on core player mechanics that support fluid team coordination, deliberate decision-making, and cinematic action. The role involves collaborating with leadership to align the 3Cs with the broader creative vision, while owning systems end to end, from early prototyping through implementation, tuning, iteration, and polish.

As a senior member of the team, you will also support and mentor other designers, helping elevate the overall quality of gameplay feel and player experience. If you are passionate about responsive controls, expressive character movement, and creating a strong connection between player input and on-screen action, this role could be a great fit.