As the Senior Open World Designer, you will be a primary vision holder for the open world, its systems, and content. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a best-in-class open-world experience rich with characters, encounters, side missions, puzzles, secrets, discoverables , collectables, and more .
Core Responsibilities
- Drive the design and implementation of engaging, immersive, interactive open-world content that encourages exploration and emphasizes a mix of fun, varied gameplay, worldbuilding and storytelling.
- Work closely with the narrative team to develop ideas for new content.
- Develop and execute the design vision and strategy, ensuring that open-world content aligns with the game's overall narrative, thematic, and player experience goals.
- Leverage the game's core systems and mechanics to create dynamic and unpredictable open-world experiences that adapt to player choices and actions.
- Continuously seek opportunities to innovate, challenge conventions, and push the boundaries of open-world design.
- Rally designers, engineers, animators, artists, and external co-dev partners to deliver playable progress at regular intervals as part of a rapid iterative process.
- Incorporate feedback from peers, playtests, and senior leadership to refine and pivot as the game demands.
- Go beyond documentation and management to lead from the trenches, with hands-on contributions to the playable experience.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and iteration.
Core Qualifications
- 5 or more years of experience in open-world design.
- Prior experience as a Senior Designer.
- Knack and passion for blurring the lines between AI, systems, mechanics and scripted content to create deep, layered worlds in which stories can unfold organically through exploration and gameplay.
- Strong understanding of population and encounter design and open-world content balancing.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Innovative thinker with creative problem-solving skills who thrives in a collaborative team environment.
- Experience in UE4 or UE5
- Experience working with co-development partners
Description
- Full time job with benefits
- Role is on-site in San Rafael, CA
- Office is located near downtown San Rafael- near freeway and bus and train stations.
The base pay range for this position is $110,000 to $150,000 per year. Actual compensation is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a competitive package of benefits including vacation time, sick time, company holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) matching to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.
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