Technical Designer (3-Month contract)
Blackbird InteractiveVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Posted April 27, 2026
Contract / Temporary
About the Company
Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is an innovative Vancouver-based game studio renowned for creating immersive video games such as Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak and Hardspace: Shipbreaker. Led by a team with expertise from Pixar Canada, BBI excels in real-time strategy and PC gaming, offering cutting-edge visuals and innovative gameplay. The company's distinctive approach to creative storytelling and collaboration with leading institutions like NASA and eatART Foundation sets it apart in the industry.
Job Description
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.
Requirements
- Prototype, implement, and iterate on gameplay content such as game flow, interactable objects and player abilities, event hooks for narrative and audio content, scripted sequences, tutorial/help systems, and bug fixing.
- Collaborate with both artists and designers on ways to improve the game content implementation to take advantage of existing technology and drive to the best end result possible.
- Collaborate with engineers to improve design workflows and bring gameplay intentions to life while respecting performance and technical constraints
- Work with producers and team leadership to assess requirements and provide effort estimates and updates to help ensure the team reaches its goals successfully
Benefits
- $80,000 - $100,000 a year