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Destiny Associate Gameplay Designer, Armor
2 years ago
Do you love the challenge of designing great gameplay? Does the idea of collaborating with a large team to align on a core vision and guide it through development excite you? Do you obsess over the minutiae of tuning camera FOV/shake changes, controller rumble values, and other behind the scenes knobs? Are you a game designer looking to work on AAA games with talented and passionate people in a team environment? If so, we have the job for you! Bungie is looking for a passionate, creative, and hard-working Gameplay Designer for Destiny.
As an Armor Gameplay Designer, you will work closely with the entire Armor Team designing, crafting, and implementing a robust sandbox of gameplay systems and content. You will collaborate with team members from other disciplines to drive a holistic gameplay experience. You will contribute to the design processes to ensure our work is as awesome as it can be!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Creatively drive compelling second-to-second gameplay experiences
- Collaboratively design, implement and balance top notch gameplay systems, such as new exotic armors, mods, and build crafting systems
- Make the gameplay experience accessible to as many people as possible
- Work with audio, VFX and animation artists to make in-game cause and effect clear to players
- Drive to develop well understood goals that match the creative direction of the game
- Exercise strong player empathy to put yourself in the shoes of players with various competencies, desires, and skill levels
REQUIRED SKILLS
- A strong passion for game feel with a focus on the mechanics and philosophies that drive it
- Portfolio demonstrating the drive to make great feeling action gameplay
- Intuitive understanding of how second-to-second action games work and why people play them
- Good understanding of game engines, technology, and the game development process
- Experience with many modes of online play
- Passion for collaboration with designers, artists, programmers, musicians, testers, and producers to achieve a common goal
- Dedication to contributing to a positive work environment
- Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative
- Willingness to explore a variety of ideas in pursuit of excellent design
- Ability to deliver and receive feedback on design in a constructive and positive way
- Ability to explore, develop, and drive features over multiple releases
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 located outside of CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, or WI will need to establish residency in one of the states we are compliant in within 45 days of a 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.