Game Designer II - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games•Los Angeles, CA

33d

About The Position

As a Game Designer at Riot, you will design and optimize the player experience. Your analytical skills, player insight, and creativity help craft in- and out-of-game experiences that engage and surprise players. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and work with every tool at hand to create innovative, player-focused designs that'll delight millions around the world. Working on an early stage product, you will help decipher one of Riot's next big bets. As a Game Designer II specializing in core gameplay on an unpublished R&D product, you excel in designing game mechanics and systems for player experiences. You partner with other designers, artists, and engineers to create and iterate on a variety of memorable content types for players. All of these features contribute to a game experience which is deep, compelling, and always feels great to play. You will report to a Design Manager on the team.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in professional Game Development
1+ years of experience in either Game Mechanics or Game Feel
You have demonstrated proficiency in scripting in at least one engine in a shipped title
Shipped or worked on at least one AAA+ online game
Can create complex mechanics and systems with attention to the player impacts and downstream effects
Deep understanding of games of a wide variety of genres

Nice To Haves

Experience working on a live product
Experience scripting in Unreal Blueprints
Experience driving a creative vision for a gameplay experience from start to finish

Responsibilities

Design and implement mechanics and systems that satisfy players and further solidify the game concept
Lead small cross disciplinary teams (2-5 people) to build systems and mechanics that achieve product goals
Create and provide multiple potential designs and solutions, while articulating trade-offs and risks between different options
Playtest the game and help push for continued improvements for existing designs and fresh prototypes.
Seek opportunities for new design spaces in collaboration with Product Managers and Design Leadership

Benefits

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules.
We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match.
Check out our benefits pages for more information.

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