Lead Game Designer Responsibilities Include
- Oversee the areas of development as it pertains to the design team
- Lead the supporting game designers through mentorship and growth
- Transform conceptual ideas into fleshed out designs with the design team
- Maintain centralized documentation on all areas of the game
- Work with other members of leadership on the game's development
- Conceptualize, implement, and balance game content through proprietary tools
- Scripting of game content through popular languages (e.g. Lua, Python, TypeScript)
- Work (and collaborate) with other teams to develop content and features
- Manage subordinate design staff (performance reviews, regular check-ins, etc.)
Qualifications
- Serious passion for games and able to break down and explain their strengths and weaknesses
- Iterate and improve upon content and features
- Minimum 6 years game industry experience (2 within a leadership or management position), and multiple shipped titles
- Experience with collectible card games (e.g. Magic the Gathering, Hearthstone, Pokemon, etc.)
- Experience with multiplayer online battle arena games (e.g. League of Legends, Dota2, Arena of Valor, etc.)
- Experience with massively multiplayer online games (e.g. World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, etc.)
- Experience with Unity
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Lua, Python, TypeScript)
- Experience with spreadsheet software (e.g. Excel, Google Sheets)
- Strong systems design ability with an eye toward both feature development and live operations
Preferred Skills
- Game Design degree or equivalent professional (or hobbyist) experience
- Computer Science degree or equivalent professional (or hobbyist) experience
- Experience working with licensed products
About EA
At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers. We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free video games and so much more! Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
