Mission Designer

Absurd Ventures•Santa Monica, CA

5d•$100,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Mission Designer to create memorable missions combining storytelling and action gameplay for a new open-world IP built in Unreal Engine 5. The role is a hands-on contributor and implementer of story missions, including critical-path and side missions, as well as single-player campaign features. The Mission Designer collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to build engaging and innovative mission experiences.

Requirements

1–2+ years of experience building mission content, ideally for an open-world game.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Innovative thinking and creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment.
A high-quality portfolio showcasing previous scripting, encounter design, or mission design work in games.
Strong understanding of storytelling and narrative design.

Nice To Haves

Experience building game-wide systems or features.
Experience with level design, blockout, or world-building.
Experience with Unreal Engine 4 or Unreal Engine 5.
Experience working with co-development partners.
Experience working on an open-world title.

Responsibilities

Own the implementation of engaging, diverse, and innovative missions in a story-driven open-world game.
Work with the Lead Mission Designer to develop best practices and robust solutions that support faster iteration across the team.
Challenge existing approaches to open-world mission design and identify where design can evolve and where established approaches are effective.
Build innovative mission systems that can help define core features across the game.
Use existing open-world systems and mechanics to create dynamic mission experiences that adapt to player choices and actions.
Provide feedback to other mission designers to improve design and storytelling quality.
Create documentation for missions, mission tools, and features developed for missions.
Design and implement changes based on internal and external playtesting data.