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Systems Design Director - Unannounced Survival Game
11 months ago
Team Name:
Unannounced ProjectJob Title:
Systems Design Director - Unannounced Survival GameRequisition ID:
R020547Job Description:
We Want You
A new world and a new journey await you. It is a world different from any other Blizzard has created.
If you’re a passionate game developer, and, well, a good human being, then we’d love to talk to you. We have a new AAA survival game in the works, set in a new IP for PC/Console. It’s going to be amazing, and we’d love to bring you along for the ride.
Together, we’ll build something big, bold, and beautiful.
Your Mission
As the Systems Design Director, you will oversee the conception and production of numerous critical systems on Blizzard’s upcoming survival game. You will drive project-wide accountability for these back-of-the-box features: from moment-to-moment survival gameplay systems to season-to-season player progression and investment. Together with a team of design leads under you, you will make systemic cogs of Blizzard’s next triple-a product work seamlessly well together to ensure an incredible player experience.
This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work from home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.
What you bring to the table:
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
- Guiding multiple teams in the creation of player progression systems, economic design, player investment, UI/UX features, and live design for multiple player demographics across a variety of product needs and features.
- Providing sound strategic goals and philosophies that thread the needs of the projects with the practical needs of the groups you are guiding, all while holding implementation of systemic features accountable to clear vision with kindness and candor.
- Coordinating the complex needs of workflows and technical systems that must serve developers across the project in a wide variety of applications.
- Championing the development of pipelines so that we can deliver compelling content to players frequently and at a high-quality bar while protecting the work-life balance of the teams delivering that content through both process and technology.
- Advocating for the player, ensuring that each of our systems is simple and approachable, while still providing compelling depth over time.
Minimum Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in a system or gameplay design role; or equivalent in work/education experience with at least 5 years’ experience leading and mentoring teams
- Shipped 1+ AAA title in a leadership or director-level position
- Experience leading multiple functional teams in feature development
- Experience with AAA game engines such as Unreal, Unity, CryEngine, or Source
- Experience developing design concepts from conception to implementation in a clear, detailed manner
Extra Points
- Your work experience is in the triple-a space.
- Familiarity with programming and scripting languages such as C++, C#,
Blueprint, Lua, or JavaScript - A background in combat design, content design, live ops, or tools
development - Strong documentation philosophies and strategies to evangelize your designs
- Playing a variety of video game genres and titles.
We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.
Our World
At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Hard work, iteration, and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
- 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
- Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
- Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
- If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .
In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $134,000.00 - $247,900.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.
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