Combat Lead, New World

We are looking for a Combat Lead to join the New World team. New World is an Open World MMO that pits players against the haunted wilderness of Aeternum, a mysterious island in the twilight of the Age of Exploration.

As the combat lead, you will refine the combat vision for New World and define the vision for our next game. You will lead a team of designers to develop best-in-class action based combat, that plays precisely and feels great. You will ensure navigation, camera, AI and combat all work together to create an amazing player experience. You will collaborate with a team of animators and programmers to bring your vision to life.

Key job responsibilities

• Define and drive the combat vision in New World
• Design and develop interesting and fun concepts for weapons, characters, and gameplay systems
• Write and review design documents that communicate your vision to the rest of the team
• Develop and grow a team of designers
• Work with the animation team to describe timings, distances, and other animation keys which result in responsive, fun gameplay
• Work with programmer to create custom functionality for your gameplay experiences
• Script gameplay logic and integrate animations into the game engine
• Refine, tune, and polish your work create highly polished, high quality gameplay experiences

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of video game experience
• 5+ years as a combat designer
• 1+ years managing and leading a team of gameplay designers

Preferred Qualifications

• Have worked on a third person action melee combat game
• Shipped a AAA title as a combat designer
• Strong technical scripting skills and ability to learn new technologies
• Experience scripting in modern engines (Lumberyard, Unreal, Unity, etc…)
• Strong animation understanding and fluency
• Deep understanding the competitive, multiplayer game landscape
• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role.
• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.