Destiny Combat Area Lead

3 Months ago • 1-2 Years • Combat Design • $151,000 PA - $180,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Bungie Studios seeks an experienced Destiny Combat Area Lead to direct multidisciplinary teams in crafting and enhancing Destiny's core action combat gameplay. Responsibilities include coordinating communication across teams, setting design direction, translating directorial vision into actionable goals, evaluating proposed features, providing feedback to various teams (Gameplay, Sandbox Systems, Combatants, AI, Bosses), and communicating progress to game directors. The role requires leading teams to create compelling action game ecosystems, ensuring collaboration, and mentoring team members. This includes managing live-game combat balance and tuning updates. The ideal candidate possesses extensive knowledge of player character systems, AI combat systems, encounter design, game engines, and a passion for FPS action combat.
Must have:
  • Lead interdisciplinary teams
  • Set design direction & propose upgrades
  • Translate high-level goals into actionable tasks
  • Evaluate & commit to features/updates
  • Provide feedback & support to teams
  • Communicate progress to game directors
  • Manage live-game updates & balance
  • Extensive FPS combat knowledge
Good to have:
  • People management
  • Discipline leadership
  • Live-service game experience
Perks:
  • Competitive salary
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Comprehensive healthcare
  • 401k matching
  • Flexible time off
  • Paid parental leave
  • Social clubs

Job Details

Do you enjoy tight, intrinsically fun moment to moment action gameplay? Do you replay missions and fight through amazing environments just for the fun of it? Do you find yourself daydreaming of the dozens of ways you can overcome the hardest combat puzzles in Destiny? Do you think of ways to solve problems systemically to make as broad of an impact as possible?

Bungie Studios is looking for an experienced and passionate design lead with a strong eye towards the intrinsic fun of FPS action combat in Destiny worlds to lead multidisciplinary teams working on the content, systems, and tools that make our action combat and activity content first-class.

As the Combat Area Lead, you will work closely with the Core Game Creative Director and lead teams of designers, artists, engineers, and testers responsible for crafting, maintaining, and upgrading the first-class action game that makes up Destiny’s core gameplay. At the same time, you will be leading teams looking for opportunities to upgrade existing systems and further delight players with new ways to play and express themselves in Destiny. You will ensure that your area collaborates well with peers and other teams to improve the combat and sandbox throughout the game. You will mentor and guide your area to ensure their work creates amazing player experiences and advances their craft. 

All positions at Bungie are subject to onboarding and working virtually/remotely.

RESPONSIBILITIES

You are the leader of multiple interdisciplinary teams who create a compelling action game ecosystem in Destiny. You will be accountable for: 

  • Coordinating communication between the small teams responsible for Destiny’s combat systems and the rest of the organization
  • Setting high-level design direction for these teams and proposing upgrades to existing content and systems
  • Translating direction from game directors into actionable goals for the Combat area to implement
  • Evaluating and committing to features or updates proposed by the teams
  • Providing ongoing feedback and support to the work being done by Gameplay, Sandbox Systems & Workflow, Combatants, AI Systems, and Bosses
  • Communicating the progress and relative importance of these features upward to game directors
  • Evaluating and committing to live-game updates to combat balance and tuning

REQUIRED SKILLS

  • Experience successfully leading multiple interdisciplinary teams through several game development cycles
  • Experience hiring, training, mentoring, and managing peer and junior designers
  • Passion for interdisciplinary collaboration and effective compromise 
  • Proven ability to interpret and achieve high-level experience goals set by game directors
  • Outstanding ability to balance asks for short-term problems alongside long-term goals
  • Commitment to creating a positive work environment
  • Self-motivated with an ability to inspire and motivate your team
  • Extensive knowledge of player character systems, AI combat systems, and encounter design for first person shooter games
  • In-depth understanding of game engines, technology, and the game development process
  • Experience with many types of action games (FPS, 3rd person, melee combat, ARPG, etc.) and online play (cooperative, competitive, shooter, MMO, etc.)
  • Outstanding oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent math skills, great game feel sense, strong systems design rigor, and a sense for quality mission pacing
  • Passion for the Destiny action game and a broad understanding of all of Destiny’s different combat experiences

NICE-TO-SKILLS

  • People management experience
  • Discipline-leadership experience 
  • Experience developing live-service games
Listed below is this role's base pay range. In other locations that Bungie has approved for remote work, this pay range may be adjusted up to +/- 10% and some roles may be classified as non-exempt (hourly). 

This range is determined by an array of factors, including training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. Additionally, it is subject to change and may be modified in the future. 

In the journey to make incredible worlds, Bungie employees don't simply do meaningful work - they receive meaningful support. Competitive salaries and discretionary bonus opportunities are just the start. We offer comprehensive healthcare coverage, generous 401(k) matching, flexible time off policies, paid parental leave, social clubs, and so much more. Check out our benefits page: to see all the perks that come with joining Bungie.
Bellevue Pay Range
$151,000$180,000 USD
 

So you don't meet every requirement listed in this job description? Do you think your experience level is not where it needs to be? Studies show that members of certain underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they believe they meet every single qualification. Bungie is focused on building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. If you're interested in this position but your past experience doesn't line up perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we want you to apply anyway. The right role for you may be right around the corner!

Most Bungie full-time employees will adopt a digital first approach allowing remote work in Bungie approved locations (outside of positions identified as 100% onsite in Bellevue/Seattle, or individuals preferring a hybrid/flex environment). Prospective full-time employees who are located outside of a Bungie approved state will need to establish residency in an approved state within 45 days of their start date. Contractors will follow a digital first approach adhering to the location guidelines agreed upon by our third-party employer/vendor and Bungie. Bungie’s remote policy is subject to change at the company’s discretion.

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