Lead Game Designer, 100% remote anywhere in the world. 

In this role you will collaborate closely with design leadership and multi-disciplinary teams to create immersive and rewarding gameplay systems that keep players engaged and motivated. You’ll be responsible for owning gameplay progression systems from concept through release and will work directly with all stakeholders to ensure that each game system aligns with the creative and design vision for the project.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of professional game design experience with strong fundamentals in math and logic as well as an interest in building, growing, and mentoring teams. Previous experience owning, prototyping, iterating on, and implementing and balancing player progression systems on RPG titles is preferred. Proven experience documenting, testing, and tuning player rewards is a must. Previous knowledge of and experience with UE4/Blueprints is desirable.

The ideal candidate would...

• Understand how to design features for players, rather than for designers

• Have deep experience and understanding of player psychology as it relates to randomized loot and looter games (PoE, Diablo, Destiny, Borderlands)

• Have deep experience and understanding of 3rd-person melee combat games, their restrictions and affordances (Soulsborne, God of War, Ghost of Tsushima)

• Have deep understanding of how game systems interact with and build upon each other to form endgame loops

• Have a solid background in mathematics and statistics; we need somebody who can intuitively estimate power creep and call out game-breaking issues

• Have experience creating and maintaining power curves

• Have strong communication and presentation skills

• Have strong convictions, loosely coupled

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborate with all design disciplines to create and implement engaging progression systems and game features.

• Work with product partners and vision holders to prioritize designs to improve the content and functionality of the game.

• Interfaces regularly with multidisciplinary teams support content implementation and iteration.

• Own game economies, cash/loot, and player XP systems from concept to release.

• Own the game progression systems, leveling, unlocking of mechanics, etc.

• Provide mentorship and guidance to other members of the team and design department.

• Manage day-to-day functions of the design team including but not limited to scheduling, performance, and quality output.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of systems design experience with at least 2+ years as a team lead.

• Excellent overall communication and documentation skills.

• Proven experience designing and owning player progression systems including skill trees, quest rewards, power upgrades and collectibles.

• Experience owning, iterating, and tuning game economies, cash/loot, XP, and similar resources.

• Proven ability and willingness to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.