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Incubation Social Systems Designer (Senior to Staff)
1 year ago
Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities? Would you like to work on something comedic with lighthearted and whimsical characters? Do you spend your time deconstructing different incentivization and punishment mechanics and how they impact culture of a community? Are you excited to design game systems that align business needs with social goals that advocate for the most marginalized members of a community? Do you analyze how social behavior can wildly differ between strangers or with group dynamics?
As a Social Systems Designer, you will join a team to prototype and define different game ideas on the path to production. Most importantly, you will work with a fun, dedicated, and passionate cross-discipline team devoted to turning a creative dream into a new franchise at Bungie.
We look for candidates who value joining a mission-focused team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with the Game Director to uphold the vision of the game by understanding its product needs and player needs
- Help shape the direction of social systems that create positive interactions and deepens connections between players
- Provide clear goals and outcomes to teammates by delivering functional specs, and build content as needed
- Collaborate daily with the team through nuanced feedback, design analyses and frameworks
- Partner with Analytics and User Research teams to build development roadmaps that include long-form player dynamics validation at scale
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Embrace a "we" culture in addition to being an outstanding collaborator and communicator
- Experience shipping live updates to a successful on-going game community
- Experience being part of online communities (guilds, clans, groups, etc) as a player or leader
NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS
- Technical experience with text-based script or code for a work or home game project
- Experience managing/leading a team of designers
- Experience global gaming markets and the competitive gaming/esports landscape
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.