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Lead Systems Designer
1 year ago
ABOUT FIREWALK™
At Firewalk, our mission is to spark incredible multiplayer experiences that inspire memorable moments. We’re building a world-class, next-generation game studio where people come first. For us, setting a high-quality bar, creating something extraordinary, and treating each other with trust and respect go hand-in-hand. Our collaborative team of amazing creators are crafting new worlds that ignite imagination and connection. Join us to deliver awesome gaming entertainment, rooted in strong gameplay and inspiring art that captures the joy of playing together.
We are currently working on an unannounced, original multiplayer game that is being published by our partners at Sony Interactive Entertainment. We’re actively looking to add visionary creators who thrive in an environment where the “status quo” just won’t do and who genuinely want to be part of a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful team.
Firewalk is proud to be part of the ProbablyMonsters family of studios who recently raised $250 million to secure our future and our team with the benefits of a long-lasting career.
The Role
Our studio is looking for a Lead Systems Designer who derives joy from games and bringing exceptional entertainment to millions of players. As our Lead Systems Designer, you will be responsible for leading a team to construct and iterate on systems ranging from progression to social design and beyond.
Who You Are
- You are extraordinarily passionate about features in competitive games and how they inspire players to keep coming back and sharing experiences with their friends. You enjoy picking apart your favorite games, especially multiplayer focuses experiences, and imagining how you would improve on them.
- You have an impressive portfolio of shipped systems.
- You take pride in your ability to mentor other designers to succeed. You can create insightful best practices, communicate in a way that's inspiring, and keep designers empowered and creatively aligned.
- You can reliably put other disciplines in a position to do their best work and create inspiring team dynamics.
- You are incredibly knowledgeable about systems design tools and workflow. You can work directly with engineers to make sure we can create truly exceptional experiences and tools to iterate and tune them.
- You find time to play video games and empathize deeply with our players because you are a gamer at heart.
- You care deeply about attracting and keeping players coming back through the use of interesting and deep systems that layer on top of the gameplay to create an incredible and deep experience.
What Your Day Might Look Like
- Writing a design spec for a new Progression or Social feature.
- Working directly on a new Progression or Social feature with your team.
- Creating a system to encourage players to play together, in a safe way.
- Tuning progression curves and using tools to simulate the player experience.
- Helping UI artists to communicate all the important information in an exciting way.
- Playtesting the game and giving candid notes on how we can improve it.
- Working with other designers to update the design for our meta systems.
Qualifications
- You have shipped at least two successful *AAA" titles from start to finish or have equivalent game development experience.
- You have strong knowledge and experience in modern systems, progression and/or social systems design.
- Experience with the Unreal 4 Engine is a big plus.
- You have experience successfully managing systems-focused Designers.
Our Commitment To You
- A people-first culture founded on respect, trust, approachability, and accountability.
- A stable home that values your potential, deeply cares about your work-life balance, and is committed to investing in your craft and long-term career.
- Competitive benefits package including health and family benefits, employee assistance program, flexible and paid time off, financial benefits and professional and personal development.
ABOUT PROBABLYMONSTERS™ STUDIOS
ProbablyMonsters Studios is a developer-led independent game company. Our mission is to unite, guide, and empower talented teams to create exceptional original games. We have built a sustainable development process that is committed to providing our teams the resources and creative environment needed to foster stable, rewarding, and life-long careers.
While each of our studios has a unique identity built around the type of gamer experience they are creating, all of them are bonded by the core values of respect, trust, accountability, and approachability.
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