Principal Combat Designer - Unannounced Project

Description

• Take ownership of the design and balancing of dedicated combat systems
• Work closely with our Creative Director to advance and grow the team
• Collaborate with Lead Design and Product when designing new features
• Align with our dev teams to ensure the accurate implementation of designs
• Playtest the game, continuously pushing for improvements to existing designs
• Design the combat meta within PvE and PvP
• Mentor and grow younger Designers on the team
• Establish processes and tools with stakeholders from concept design through launch

• A deep passion for games and for making games
• 7+ years of experience as a Systems or Game Designer
• Outstanding understanding of combat systems and synergistic mechanics
• Consistent record of designing and balancing synergistic combat mechanics
• Track record of crafting immersive gameplay mechanics, systems, and experiences from the initial concept through the prototype phase, with an emphasis on optimizing fun, balance, and player engagement
• Strong understanding of content distribution
• Incredible energy and the ambition to create the next blockbuster mass-market game
• Outstanding  organizational agility - the ability to partner with a variety of specialists and personalities to work towards your goals
• A positive, confident, open-minded, and inspirational attitude
• Highly proactive and action focused

• Excel VBA or scripting experience, experience in building simulations
• Understanding of system-driven player-owned narrative
• Relevant qualifications in Computing, Maths, Statistics, and/or Economics
• Solid understanding of event-driven live operations in mobile games
• Experience in mentoring
• An avid player of F2P strategy games