[Hiring] Staff Hero Designer @Insomniac Games

Role Description

Insomniac is looking for a Staff level Hero Designer, focused on combat, traversal, and 3Cs (Camera, Character, Controls) for an upcoming project. This role is accountable for the quality and on-time delivery of design and execution for one or more playable characters, including core combat and features like traversal, abilities, non-combat mechanics, camera, and more. Work will require hands-on, technical implementation and tuning for prototyping, iteration, and polish, as well as creative leadership and vision setting for playable characters.

The person in this role will drive the creative vision, gameplay design, and execution quality of new playable hero characters and collaborate with our Gameplay Programmers, Animators, VFX Artists, and Character Artists to create world-class moment-to-moment gameplay.

The ideal candidates are self-driven, highly technical, and extremely creative, with deep experience in leading and creating high-quality 3rd person gameplay. We’re looking for designers who value game feel, player clarity, and high levels of polish in their work and are searching for a highly collaborative development environment.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of professional game design experience, with at least one shipped title as a primary design owner of player combat and/or overall player character systems.
• Proven expertise in creating, tuning, and polishing high-quality player movement, combat, controls, and gameplay balance.
• Deep expertise in the current state and history of design craft across the games industry, especially 3rd person narrative games.
• High proficiency with modern game engines, such as Unreal or proprietary engines.
• Proven experience in scripting, prototyping, and iterating gameplay systems directly.
• Proven ability to implement, iterate, and tune high-quality game feel matched with polished presentation.
• Extremely strong skills in written, verbal, and visual communication across disciplines.

Requirements

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience with level editing tools and scripting (Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar editors).
• Intermediate knowledge of Maya or other major 3D modeling programs.
• Experience with animation tools or programming languages a plus.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Miro, Confluence or equivalent office software.
• Individual must have very good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with team members and other developers.
• Strong communication skills including verbal and written skills are required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage.
• Matching 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Wellness program.
• Employee discounts for Sony products.
• Potential eligibility for a bonus package.