Technical Game Designer

5 months ago

Sydney, Australia Riot Games Full time

Responsibilities:

Anticipate player needs regarding game modes Work with team leads to develop a vision for new and updated game modes in League of Legends Update and balance existing game modes Work with a diverse team of developers to deliver compelling new features Guide other designers and engineers in optimal ways of building features that allow us to develop quickly now and in the future. Be the "go to" person for complex implementations of design content, and for shepherding projects that require heavy programmer/designer interaction.. Be an example to other designers in writing clever, elegant, and maintainable implementations within designer tools. Build positive relationships across teams at Riot in shared gameplay spaces

Required Qualifications: 

2+ years of experience in a Game Design role or similar experience. You apply a rigorous approach to design. You identify what creates interesting gameplay, what appeals to players, and why things work. You're able to translate lessons from one genre to another. You can identify a problem, develop a range of solutions to it, and select the most appropriate one. Then, you can create and communicate the details of that proposed solution. You are exemplary at sharing and asking for feedback. You deeply understand player needs, especially those related to deep, meaningful player connections and unique game modes that keep League of Legends fresh. You have a comprehensive understanding of League of Legends or MOBA design principles, particularly with respect to game modes. You are comfortable with C++, and can work broadly across a complex codebase for features and tools, and can ramp into new spaces as needed.

Desired Qualifications:

You express the goals of your project to both designers and non-designers, along with the rationale behind how you build those goals Your work is internally coherent, thematic where appropriate and trades off different values against each other to accomplish team goals. Can quickly produce a wide breadth of gameplay solutions and generate and identify an excellent solution Can assess a game mode design thoroughly, identify all significant problems, and prioritise them

For this role, you'll succeed through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritises the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you

Working closely with Riot teams globally, Riot Sydney is a powerhouse of talent, and experts in global development. Our team works on VALORANT, League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, alongside exciting R&D and Tech projects.

If you believe that the Player Experience comes first, we want to hear from you. Our players are a diverse group from different backgrounds, and we want to see that reflected in the people who make our games, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment

Our Perks:

At Riot, we strongly believe in work/life balance, and we encourage that with our open paid time off policy, paid parental leave (for both primary and secondary carers) and flexible work schedules to fit your lifestyle.

We also believe that work should be fun. We have a LAN gaming room, the latest consoles, a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of our players and community, and all the snacks you would ever need to power through your day (even healthy snacks).

And that’s not all we offer, there’s also:

Medical, Dental and Vision Stipend Wellbeing Reimbursement We will double down on your donations of time and money to non-profits Employee Assistance Program Learning and Development opportunities

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