Game Designer (Volunteer)
Job Description
<p><strong>Volunteer Game Designer</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>About [P1]</strong></p><p>[P1] is an organization committed to fighting for human life and freedom in Virtual Civilization.</p><p>Virtual Civilization represents the state in which physical civilization is overshadowed by its virtual equivalent.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What We Do</strong></p><p>Similar to physical civilization having forms of social organization like capitalism or communism, the interconnectedness of virtual worlds enables a new form of social organization.</p><p>By unearthing the keys of virtual civilization, we position ourselves to influence that civilization with our values of human life and freedom.</p><p>We create virtual experiences and games aimed at uncovering novel forms of social organization that may emerge in virtual spaces.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Making Games</strong></p><p>Today we are recruiting for our Open Collective Game Studio [P1-OC]. The goal of [P1-OC] is to undermine the traditional role of capital in the creation of the Metaverse. Our aim is to create a more human-centric virtual future, rather than an over-monetized dystopia.</p><p>We have built award-winning games with entirely volunteer-run teams.</p><p>We have worked with companies like Bohemia Interactive and Tencent to publish our experiences globally.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>✅ Learn from industry-veterans with 20 years of experience</p><p>✅ Learn to work within a live project</p><p>✅ Learn to work with a team of 168 developers</p><p>✅ Build a portfolio of work within a published game.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Your Role</strong></p><p>As a volunteer Game Designer, you have the flexibility to choose your own hours and set your own deadlines.</p><p>Responsibilities may include:</p><p>✅ Re-envisioning active game projects</p><p>✅ Rebalancing resource trees</p><p>✅ Leading design meetings</p><p>✅ Encouraging team retrospectives.</p><p>Since we are a volunteer organization, you will be choosing some of these responsibilities but not all of them.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Working with People of Passion</strong></p><p>Without money as a motivator, the whole team takes part only because they are passionate about making games.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentorship</strong></p><p>Our team provides mentorship and a place to build your portfolio in a friendly and uplifting environment.</p><p>As an Open Collective, we are happy to mentor and empower those seeking to break into the industry.</p><p>Our mentors include:</p><p><em>Cory Policht</em> - World-class agile team-building coach.</p><p><em>James Mouat</em> - 20-year game designer and director – Ubisoft/EA</p><p><em>Tim Cotten</em> - Ultima Online development lead</p><p><em>Cal Aurand</em> - Former VP, Sony Music</p>
