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Game Designer - League of Legends, Champions
2 years ago
As a Game Designer, you will design and improve the player experience. Your analytical skills, player insight, and creativity help craft in- and out-of-game experiences that engage and surprise players. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and work with every tool at hand to design and iterate player-focused designs that'll delight millions around the world.
On the League of Legends Champions Team , you will report directly to the Lead Designer. You will build the gameplay for new champions that players will experience firsthand. You will work on well-defined problem spaces and small features to make improvements to League of Legends. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to deliver great new characters to players, contributing to and translating feedback to improve player-focused designs that delight millions around the world.
Responsibilities :
- Own the design process of new champions or updates from start to ship
- Produce technically sound, sustainable scripting for your champion
- Work with a diverse team of developers to deliver compelling new characters
- Apply a scientific approach to design - identify what is compelling, how that translates to other contexts, and articulate why it works
Required Qualifications:
- You hold well-supported design opinions which will lead to an improved LoL experience
- You can implement your ideas with the help of the team and ship projects to our players using the team's implementation best practices
- Familiarity with League of Legends or other deep Player-versus-player games
- You can identify a problem, create a range of solutions to it, and identify the most appropriate one. You're then able create and communicate the details of that proposed solution
Desired Qualifications:
- You understand player needs, especially around game rules, structures, and the demands of the highest levels of play
- Strong understanding of resonant themes and how gameplay mechanics can reinforce those themes
- Deep understanding of action game feel, player inputs, and ability visualization
- Experience working on MOBAs or other competitive games
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, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history.
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