Marathon Activities Senior Design Lead
Job Description
- People management experience
- Discipline leadership
- Live-service game development experience
- Lead interdisciplinary teams
- PvP/PvE systems design expertise
- Action game & online play knowledge
- Interpret & achieve high-level goals
- Balance short-term & long-term goals
- Mentor & manage designers
- Game engine & development process understanding
- Excellent communication skills
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary bonus opportunities
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage
- 401k matching
- Flexible time off
- Paid parental leave
- Social clubs
Are you inspired to create exciting PvPvE activities? Do you find yourself daydreaming of ways to create exciting, competitive player encounters? Do you think of ways to solve problems systemically to make as broad of an impact as possible?
Bungie Studios is looking for a team-centric design lead with a strong eye towards activities design to lead multidisciplinary initiatives working on the content, systems, and tools that makes our player experiences first-class.
As an Activities Senior Design Lead, you will work closely with the Activities Creative Leader and guide teams of designers, artists, engineers, and testers responsible for crafting, maintaining, and upgrading our activities content. You will implement compelling content directly, and mentor and guide designers in your area to ensure their work creates amazing player experiences and advances their craft.
RESPONSIBILITIES
You are a Senior Design Leader of multiple interdisciplinary teams who create a compelling world activity ecosystem. You will be accountable for:
- Interpreting direction from the product group Creative Leader and Game Director into actionable goals and translating into delivery of first-class player experiences
- Communicating the progress and relative importance of these experiences upward
- Setting high-level design guidance and creating alignment through communication, collaboration, and coordination across the organization
- Evaluating and committing to content and feature proposals and needs
- Looking ahead and planning with other area discipline leads to forecast and address future needs and issues for the game
- Providing ongoing direction, feedback, and support for the work being done by all teams within your broader product group
- Evaluating and planning for live-game updates to gameplay balance and tuning
- Managing and mentoring designers on your team
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Demonstrable knowledge of PvP and PvE systems and design for action games
- Experience successfully leading multiple interdisciplinary teams through several game development cycles
- Knowledge of many types of action games (FPS, 3rd person, melee combat, ARPG, etc.) and online play (cooperative, competitive, shooter, MMO, etc.), especially the extraction genre
- Ability to interpret and achieve high-level experience goals set by Game Directors
- Ability to balance asks for short-term problems alongside long-term goals
- Self-motivated with an ability to inspire and motivate your team
- Experience hiring, training, mentoring, and managing peer and junior designers
- In-depth understanding of game engines, technology, and the game development process
- Thorough oral and written communication skills
NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS
- People management experience
- Discipline-leadership experience
- Experience developing live-service games
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: Benefits - Bungie Careers to see all the perks that come with joining Bungie.
Bellevue Pay Range
$177,000 - $204,000 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!
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