Senior Game Designer II, Combat - World of Warcraft | Irvine, CA

Activision Blizzard

68d • $97,200 - $179,900

About The Position

Combat designers on World of Warcraft help to create the connection between the player and the world of Azeroth by working on the minute-to-minute gameplay and create fun and engaging abilities and mechanics to deliver engaging and fluid combat. As a Senior Combat Designer for the World of Warcraft team you must have a strong aptitude for critical thinking and investigation, boundless creativity, a strong visual aesthetic, and a passion and recognition for what makes World of Warcraft classes and combat interesting. You will contribute to the ongoing development of player spells, talents, game balance and tuning, and any related systems. This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working in game design pipelines for a live service or a SaaS product.
• Demonstrated experience with game development best practices in a professional or academic setting.
• Experience designing class abilities or combat mechanics in open world RPG’s or MMO’s.
• Proficient knowledge with industry standard tools such as Excel, game engines and other proprietary tools required.
• Creative thinker who enjoys finding fun solutions to design problems.
• Ability to break down what makes combat in World of Warcraft or other MMOs fun, accessible and engaging.
• Proven experience working collaboratively cross-functionally.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent communication skills that can be used for comprehensive documentation.
• Knowledge, understanding, and familiarity with the Warcraft Universe and Lore.
• The ability to consider multiple, conflicting viewpoints and make the best overall decision.
• Familiarity with World of Warcraft classes and specializations.

Responsibilities

• Build upon existing class fantasies by designing new and interesting spells and talents for players to use in various combat situations.
• Stay current of player expectations, perceptions, and behaviors with regards to class design and game balance.
• Work closely with the production team to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Collaborate with fellow designers, producers, artists, sound designers, and engineers to create interesting and fun spells and talents.
• Participate in and contribute to an inclusive culture.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance.
• 401(k) with Company match.
• Tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave.
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others.
• Relocation assistance if required to move geographic locations for the job.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees