Game Designer III; Card Rules - Riftbound Riot Discovery Los Angeles

Game Designer III (Card Rules) - Riftbound

Job
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As a Game Designer, you will design, tweak, and optimize the player experience. Your analytical skills, player insight, and creativity help craft in- and out-of-game experiences that engage and surprise players. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and work with every tool at hand to create and iterate player-focused designs that will delight millions across the world.

As a Senior Game Designer on Riftbound, you will report to a Game Design Manager and work directly with other designers. You will design and improve the gameplay experience through the lens of game rules and their interactions with content: cards. Primary among your responsibilities will be working with set designers to build, improve, and execute on new mechanics, templates, and rules, and you will also be expected to contribute to card design across many products and support other efforts related to the Riftbound game experience.

• Understand the relevant audiences for the game, and from this, calibrate your design expertise to reflect appropriate taste for these audiences
• Use data and sense‑making to identify opportunities to improve the health of the game through cards
• Articulate and consider a scope and depth of possible solutions, including possible effects, and collaboratively reach the best solution
• Evaluate and improve rules across the game’s design and execution, especially understanding the multiple ways the game will be played by players
• Improve existing design frameworks, our approaches to design, and create new ones
• Openly share work and seek feedback from other developers, while combining co‑worker and player feedback to calibrate design direction
• Provide mentorship to more junior members of the design team

• 4+ years experience as a game designer and/or tabletop game rules manager
• Demonstrated experience working on rules for tabletop games
• Broad mechanics and content design ability

• Knowledge of CCGs and their features
• Experience playing or judging in CCGs
• Experience working with or playing PvP strategy games
• Experience developing a competitive or multiplayer game

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

(Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $ - $ USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long‑term disability + open PTO.

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state and local law.

We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.