Wargame Designer

Wargame Designer | Quantico, VA, United States | Hybrid

This employer is seeking a skilled Wargame Designer to play a key role in advancing digital wargaming environments for a significant government customer. The position involves leveraging cutting-edge modeling and simulation capabilities to shape future strategic planning and decision-making processes.

The Role

• Create custom wargame designs to address specific objectives and research questions.
• Integrate modeling and simulation tools into game design to advance future wargaming concepts.
• Develop both physical and digital wargame products, including design documents, rule sets, and visual assets.
• Facilitate and adjudicate wargames to ensure smooth execution and achievement of objectives.
• Collaborate with a wargame design team, including game directors and lead analysts, to meet analytical goals.
• Provide coordination assistance across various wargaming initiatives to ensure customer satisfaction.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree and 5-7 years of wargame design experience (or 10 years’ experience without a degree).
• Familiarity with a wide variety of game mechanics, adjudication methods, and methodologies.
• Ability to leverage digital wargaming platforms and simulation tools.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in planning and directing wargame design work.
• Proficiency in creating professional presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• TS/SCI clearance required to start, with the ability to obtain SAP.

What's On Offer

• Opportunity to influence and shape the future of advanced digital wargaming.
• Collaborative team environment working with cutting-edge modeling and simulation.
• Role supporting a key government customer, contributing to significant decision-making.
• A hybrid work model balancing in-office and remote flexibility.

Apply via Haystack today!