Game Designer III - League of Legends

1 Day ago • 6 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Game Designer on the League of Legends Summoner's Rift Team, you will shape the future of Summoner's Rift by exploring opportunities across diverse player needs, ranging from new players and reviving players to professionals. Your focus will be on delivering impactful, exciting and sustainable improvements that resonate with player motivations and elevate the overall experience. You will collaborate closely with the Live Pod and Game Analysis Team to ensure that these opportunities are balanceable. You will be responsible for driving the design, development, and delivery of Season Start updates and other large-scale systemic changes. You will lead cross-discipline teams to align on and deliver a cohesive design vision. You will improve and evolve existing design frameworks to meet current and future player needs.
Must have:
  • 6+ years of experience designing systems for competitive PvP games.
  • Ability to understand diverse player motivations and deliver designs.
  • Success in delivering holistic improvements across player segments.
  • Delivery of large scope Seasonal content in PvP games.
  • Understanding of all League of Legends gameplay content.
  • Strong collaborative skills with partner teams.
Good to have:
  • Gold+ rank in solo queue.
  • Expertise in understanding and optimizing complex game systems.
  • Deep knowledge of player behaviors in competitive games.
  • Experience with history of League of Legends.
Perks:
  • Open paid time off policy.
  • Flexible work schedules.
  • Medical, dental, and life insurance.
  • Parental leave.
  • 401k with company match.

Job Details

Game Designers at Riot craft the systems, mechanics, and content that make up a resonant player experience. We explore how to best push the boundaries of that experience to build new and engaging moments for players.

As a Senior Game Designer on the League of Legends Summoner's Rift Team, you will shape the future of Summoner's Rift by exploring opportunities across diverse player needs, ranging from new players and reviving players to professionals. Your focus will be on delivering impactful, exciting and sustainable improvements that resonate with player motivations and elevate the overall experience. You will collaborate closely with the Live Pod and Game Analysis Team to ensure that these opportunities are balanceable. We are looking for passionate Designers that can deliver creative, yet practical and purposeful Seasonal updates to League of Legends.

Key Responsibilities

  • Canvas the opportunity space to improve the Summoner's Rift experience for new players, reviving players, existing players and professional play.
  • Drive the design, development, and delivery of Season Start updates and other large-scale systemic changes.
  • Collaborate with the Live Pod and Game Analysis Team to assess the balanceability of content.
  • Lead cross-discipline teams to align on and deliver a cohesive design vision.
  • Improve and evolve existing design frameworks to meet current and future player needs.

Required Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience designing systems, mechanics, or content for competitive PvP games.
  • Proven ability to understand diverse player motivations (social, innovative, competitive) and deliver designs that resonate across them.
  • Proven success in delivering holistic improvements across diverse player segments.
  • Successful delivery of large scope Seasonal content or equivalent sized features in PvP games.
  • Baseline understanding of all League of Legends gameplay content, including champions, items, runes, and map objectives.
  • Strong collaborative skills with partner teams to aid balanceability and player resonance assessments.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Gold+ rank in solo queue.
  • Expertise in understanding and optimizing complex game systems.
  • Deep knowledge of player behaviors and optimization strategies in competitive games.
  • Experience with history of League of Legends, including design trends and metagame evolutions in various regions and skill brackets

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code . Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming .

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

  • Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
  • Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
  • Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
  • Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.

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