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Game Design Manager, Meta Game Systems - Unpublished R&D Product
2 years ago
As a Game Designer, you will design, tweak, and optimize the player experience. Your analytical skills, player insight, and creativity aid in crafting 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 innovate and iterate player-focused designs that'll delight millions around the world.
As a Game Design Manager in Research & Development working on an early stage product, you will help decipher one of Riot’s next big bets. You will help prove an innovative game concept in the early stages of development. The ideal candidate is strong in Progression and Social Systems. You’ll partner with other designers, artists, and engineers to innovate and iterate player-focused designs that aim at delivering a groundbreaking experience. As a Game Design Manager, you’ll participate in the hiring process of the Systems team, manage the team to ensure consistent quality across all Meta Game Systems, and mentor designers in their professional development. You will report to the Game Director on the team.
Responsibilities:
- Design or help design meta game systems such as progression and social features
- Responsible for rapid implementation / integration, great feel, and iterative improvements in the space
- Build and manage a small team of systems designers
- Work collaboratively with the Design team and other leads to create a great holistic experience
- Create clear design documentation that can be evaluated and implemented by non-designers
- Help guide the project from pre-production to launch and ongoing live support
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of professional experience in progression and/or social systems design
- Has owned major feature work including directing multi-discipline teams
- Experience working in the early-prototype phase of development on at least one game
- 2+ years of professional experience as a design manager
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience on at least one Mobile title
- Experience with Unreal
Our Perks:
We offer medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children. Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage are also available. Riot will support your retirement benefits with a company match, and double down on your donations of time and money to non-profit charitable organizations. Balance between work and personal life is encouraged with open paid time off, and a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your personal relationship with games.
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