[Hiring] Lead Designer @31st Union

Role Description

We’re looking for a Lead Designer to join our team and help us shape the future of online multiplayer gaming. This role will be a key leader on one of our major gameplay pillars to lead the team on day-to-day work, where you will help the vision come to life, align the team around gameplay objectives and ensure how we design meets a high bar of rigor.

• Lead a feature team by setting scope, approach and design objectives that meet our overall game goals.
• Manage other designers by giving them support, growth and actionable feedback on both what they work on and how they work.
• Define and set sprint and milestone objectives for your team - including appropriate tradeoffs, costs, and the right areas of work to focus on.
• Evaluate and diagnose work to find improvements and opportunities for improvement - along with plans of how to get there.
• Work cross-functionally within and outside of your team to communicate and align on the work, tradeoffs and dependencies. Radiate changes across the organization.
• Maintain and enforce good executional standards and practices for scripting and design execution - including in-engine and documentation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional game design experience, including at least 1 year managing, mentoring, and maintaining accountability for multiple designers within a feature team or area on a AAA development team.
• Background in shaping and building a live-service game or major live-service systems from development through launch.
• Proven experience designing and leading multiplayer features that touch multiple systems and need strong integration - such as game mode, characters, economy, progression, etc.
• Theory-crafting skillset & past experience designing for depth and multiplayer gameplay.
• Deep understanding of the various components (UI, Art, Engineering, Audio, VFX, etc.) to ensure gameplay is cohesive and integrated.
• Proactive approach that creates movement in the right direction.
• Capable of rapidly filtering large volumes of feedback into concrete and useful improvements.
• Adept at managing, articulating and advocating for effective tradeoffs.
• Well-played in the multiplayer PvP / Competitive Space and able to deconstruct what works and why.
• Capability to abstract designs outside of single solutions into patterns and models of player behavior; providing options and flexible design solutions.
• Strong experience with Unreal Engine and Blueprint visual scripting; programming experience (C++, C#, etc.) is a plus.

Requirements

• The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $127,500 and $190,000 per year.
• Base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.
• The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage.
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year.
• Paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program.
• Up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year.
• Paid parental and compassionate leave.
• Wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support.
• Family planning support through Maven.
• Commuter benefits.
• Reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.