Lead Designer, Activity

Lead Activity Designer

The Lead Activity Designer will spearhead the design and implementation of compelling activities to entertain and challenge players in a player-driven open world.

• Vision and Documentation:
  Understand the game’s intended position in the market, design toward those goals; articulate a compelling vision for gameplay activities; maintain accurate documentation.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work with the Lead World Designer, Design Director, and other design leads to integrate activities, take feedback, and maintain cohesion.
• Leadership and Management:
  Build and lead a team of activity designers, mentor juniors, and manage career growth.
• Design and Implementation:
  Create repeatable open‑world activities, scripted narrative‑driven activities, pinnacle activities, and limited‑time events.
• Play testing, Maintenance, and Tuning:
  Conduct playtests, translate feedback, maintain live-service activities, fix bugs, and tune as necessary.

• 10+ years’ design experience.
• 5+ years in a leadership role.
• 3+ years as a people‑manager in design.
• Shipped 1+ live‑service multiplayer title(s) in a design leadership role.
• Shipped 1+ action title(s) in a design leadership role.
• Designed and implemented 1+ “endgame” activities for a live‑service title.
• Passion for online RPGs.
• Nice‑to‑Haves: UE5 expertise, C++ and/or scripting experience, knowledge of industry trends, emerging technologies, analytical frameworks.

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