Senior Combat Designer

5 Months ago • 5 Years + • Combat Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Level Infinite seeks a Senior Combat Designer to lead the design and execution of combat systems for mobile projects. Responsibilities include collaborating on the combat system vision, defining production workflows, fostering team collaboration, defining combat styles and key features (e.g., 3c, mobility, encounter design), creating prototypes, working with artists and programmers on playable demos, designing level elements, iterating based on feedback, and collaborating with numerical/system designers on character and weapon meta. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in combat design, a proven track record leading combat design in a released project, strong combat design skills, and excellent communication.
Must have:
  • 5+ years combat design experience
  • Lead combat design in at least one released project
  • Solid combat design skills
  • Independent work & responsibility
  • Good communication skills
Good to have:
  • Fluent English
  • UE experience

Job Details

Responsibilities:

【About Level Infinite】

Tencent Games was established in 2003. We are a leading global platform for game development, operations and publishing, and the largest online game community in China.
Tencent Games has developed and operated over 140 games. We provide cross-platform interactive entertainment experience for more than 800 million users in over 200 countries and regions around the world. Honor of Kings, PUBG MOBILE, and League of Legends, are some of our most popular titles around the world.
Meanwhile, we actively promote the development of esports industry, work with global partners to build an open, collaborative and symbiotic industrial ecology, and create high-quality digital life experiences for players.

Level Infinite is Tencent’s global gaming brand. It is a global game publisher offering a comprehensive network of services for games, development teams, and studios around the world.
We are dedicated to delivering engaging and original gaming experiences to a worldwide audience, whenever and wherever they choose to play while building a community that fosters inclusivity, connection, and accessibility. Level Infinite also provides a wide range of services and resources to our network of developers and partner studios around the world to help them unlock the true potential of their games.
 

About the Role

As a Senior Combat Designer, you will be part of a collaborative, multi functional team taking part in the design and execution of combat systems for mobile projects;

You will be responsible for the process and results of the combat system design and implementation.

Job Responsibilities

Collaborate on the vision and direction of the combat system with the leads and other designers, aligning with the project's Business, Art and Creative direction;

Define workflow and full cycle for combat system production if needed

To achieve optimal efficiency, foster collaboration and contribute to a team that includes members from various departments and backgrounds;

Define the high-level direction of combat style and key features such as 3c, mobility, and encounter design on paper to illustrate the general intention;

Provide reference games to set up the quality and scope benchmark;

Use necessary prototype tools such as paper design/board game, flash, and animation to validate the combat concept before going into production;

Cooperate with artist and programmer by initiating necessary art and code requirements to create a playable demo on mobile;

Create necessary level elements: layout, enemy, boss, and interactive objects with the help of level designers;

Iterate and polish the combat system following internal and external feedback

Work with numerical and system designers to create key meta components: character and weapon based on combat system.

Requirements:

5+ years of first-hand experience in combat design;

Play a leading role in combat design in at least one full project successfully released;

Solid combat design skills and a deep understanding of gameplay and challenge design;

 Ability to work independently and take responsibility for your tasks;

Good communication skills. Fluent English is a plus;

Ability to use UE.

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