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Lead Game Designer

Ramen VR is looking for a Lead Game Designer to own the design direction of Zenith. As Lead Game Designer, you will be responsible for managing, developing, and hiring a world class design team to push the boundaries of what's possible in an MMO.

You will work directly with the CEO/Creative Director to execute on a highly ambitious vision to create a singular MMO world that stands the test of time.

We're looking for a leader who can act as a player coach -- someone that isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves to write specs, make content, and run a roadmap, but can also zoom out and own the cohesive vision for the game.

Responsibilities:

• Understand consumer needs and ensure that the elements developed by the team will contribute to player satisfaction and enjoyment.
• Assess the workload vs. production capacity, plan the work, and set priorities for the game design team.
• Allocate duties and follow the evolution of the team’s progress on deliverables.
• Design and run both PvE and player driven MMO economy.
• Own our LiveOps strategy and content roadmap.
• Develop and own a feature or major gameplay design from inception through release.
• Plan, detail, and supervise the work of Game Designers within your purview, with the goal of developing and delivering a game of exceptional quality.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a game designer.
• You've driven at least one title or expansion from early concept to launch, working on a core feature or system end to end.
• Experience supervising a game design team is a significant asset.
• Deep level of understanding of multiplayer PvE games (MMOs, ARPG, etc).
• Highly organized, analytical, with good management and planning skills.
• Experience working in a live game situation with constant updates and new content.

Pluses:

• You have experience in not only gameplay design, but also other design disciplines such as systems, level, or narrative design.
• Experience designing in-game economies.
• Experience designing real time combat systems.
• Passion for playing MMORPGs.
• Experience working with VR products.
• Experience with a startup or indie studio.

About Ramen VR

Have you heard of Ready Player One? Well, we're building it for real people:

We're building the next reality featuring an infinite universe where millions of people can build new lives together in a gorgeous, cyberpunk and inspired world. We're starting with Zenith, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game that is cross platform for VR, desktop, and console.

Ramen VR was started in early 2019 in the Bay Area by Andy and Lauren, gaming tech engineers with decades of combined experience at Google, Unity, OpenFeint, and some very successful mobile and social games.

We believe great games change the world for the better. Great games inspire creativity, teach grit, and most importantly, build community.

Why Work At Ramen VR?

Create the next reality

Every startup claims they are changing the world. How often do you find one that's building an entirely new reality? Also, we're such a small team, that you'll be working from and learning directly from the founders every day.

We Love Games

Have a favorite game coming out? Take a day off on launch day. We'll even buy you the deluxe version of the game. Play the game, and just do a short write-up to teach us what you learned. Want to attend PAX or E3? Once a year, we'll schedule a corporate trip for anyone who wants to go and hang out, while working together.

Work Remotely

Need to walk the dog, take care of your kids, or just want to live where you are? Work remotely from anywhere in the world.

Company Game Jams

About once per quarter, travel somewhere in the world with us, and live in a big house together for a week, all expenses paid. Spend time working , playing games, exploring a new country, and growing together.