Mission Designer

About the Hiring Team

Welcome to Lightspeed LA, the first U.S.

-based, AAA game development studio for Tencent Games. Lightspeed LA is focused on building open‑world games that emphasize an ambitious living world, sophisticated player‑driven gameplay, and mature, thoughtful storytelling. We are developing the first in a series of genre‑defining titles.

For us, it's not only about the exciting, new AAA open world game we're developing but also about team values and studio culture. We foster an open and transparent environment where everyone feels comfortable providing constructive feedback about all aspects of our games.

• We encourage showing work that's still in progress.
• We don't attack or question unfinished work; we celebrate its promise.
• We have a No Blame Culture where we blame the problem, not the person. This is a safe place to fail, and we don't view failure as a negative, but as the natural result of pushing boundaries and trying new things.
• We create together.
• We face challenges together.
• We succeed together.

Lightspeed LA is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Mission Designer to join our studio in sunny Irvine, California. The ideal candidate should have a strong passion for games and delivering polished experiences for players. As a Mission Designer, you will be responsible for designing and creating AAA high quality missions with polished gameplay experiences.

• Work with your lead to create in‑game mission events and experiences based on the mission requirements, game’s overall vision, story, and gameplay mechanics.
• Collaborate with other departments to align on and create engaging and immersive AAA missions.
• Work with tech design and gameplay engineers, continuing to develop tools which ensure work efficiency and implemented content functions as intended.
• Playtest your and other mission designer’s missions to help continue to push them forward, identify and fix clarity and balance issues, and to address bugs.
• Iterate on mission designs based on feedback to continuously improve the gameplay experience.
• Create mission outlines and documentation, including mission objectives, scripted events, and environmental elements, to provide a roadmap for the game development team.

• Proven experience in mission design.
• Strong passion for video games and knowledge of the gaming industry.
• Proficiency in using game development tools such as Unity, Unreal Engine, or similar.
• Good communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills.
• Preferred:
  Bachelor's degree in game design, computer science, or related field.
• Level design experience.
• Propensity and potential for learning and growing.

• Free daily lunch.
• Beverages, fresh fruit, and snacks.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Monthly cell phone bill reimbursement.
• Financial wellness sessions.
• Flexible spending account.
• Team building and company outings.
• Parental leave for new parents.
• Company paid health insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Wellness training.
• Travel insurance.
• Preventive care.

State(s): US-California-Irvine

The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $80,168.00 to $ per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign‑on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan.

Vacation: up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee’s tenure). Holidays: up to 13 days per year. Paid sick leave: up to 10 days per year.

Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro‑rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

If the above sounds like you, or if you'd like to know more about the role, we'd love to hear from you to see if we might be a good fit for each other! Contact us for more information about this exciting opportunity.