We are looking for an experienced Senior Game Designer to help build a Single-Player FPS in the Apex Universe. Our ideal candidate is well-versed in game design with an interest in AI and Combat Design. They should have strong technical and scripting abilities and an interest in getting involved early in a project and help drive it to success.
Why Respawn?
Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they’ll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected.
This guiding principle is reflected in Respawn’s day-to-day development ethos of trust, autonomy, and freedom to experiment in “finding the fun” to make extraordinary and unforgettable experiences for our players.
Our new single-player title is a designer’s dream playground with a freedom to innovate made possible by the unique universe it inhabits. Our critically acclaimed, multi-platform games have always established a “fun comes first” sensibility in a design process that allows creativity and new ideas to shine.
What You’ll Do…
Have a direct hand in shaping a new game from the ground up. The project is in its early stages and you will take ownership of substantial ideas and features from blue-sky conceptualization to shipped game.
Design and implement gameplay systems, AI designs, player abilities, mechanics, and other components.
Realize these features utilizing your technical, scripting, and creative skills across multiple development tools.
Validate your gameplay hypotheses through rapid prototyping and team feedback.
Work with other departments to agree on vision and acquire assets for a cohesive experience.
Support and grow your teammates through knowledge-sharing, debugging assistance, training, and technical documentation where necessary.
Develop and advocate best practices to the content team and create long-term plans for content and system implementations.
Ideally, you will have...
5+ years professional experience as a Game Designer.
Experience with AI and Combat Design
Fluency in one or more text-based scripting or programming languages.
Strong communication skills, ability to self-schedule and drive features with support from design and code leadership.
Experience in rapid prototyping and iterative design.
Ability to self-schedule and drive features with support from design and code leadership.
At Respawn we cater to individual strengths, and we are always looking for raw talent, regardless of specialization or breadth of expertise. Designers with broader interests in overall mission design, enemy and friendly design, combat, cinematics/narrative and other parts of the game are still strongly encouraged to apply.
In addition to opportunities for creative impact and professional growth which come with being a member of our team, working at Respawn has many other perks and benefits!
About EA
We exist to inspire the world to play. Through innovative technology and immersive storytelling, we deliver new ways of experiencing worlds of interactive entertainment for our millions of players worldwide. Our strength lies in the diversity of our people, combining creativity, innovation and passion. We fully champion inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for growing, learning, and leading that allows for the most impactful and rewarding work of our teams’ careers.
We put our people first, and we make sure they’re taken care of both in and out of the office. As we reflect on our learnings and successes from remote work, we aim to provide dynamic, collaborative and flexible work environments for our teams. Our employees connect through our Employee Resource Groups, which are actively involved in driving business decisions every step of the way. But our support doesn’t end at the workplace—we also encourage a balanced lifestyle with paid time off and new parent leave, free video games, fitness reimbursement and more.
Our goal is to provide a safe, respectful and inspiring workplace for all of our employees. Through our diversity, equity, inclusion and social responsibility programs, we’re doing the work to give everyone the space to be their full selves while giving back to our community. We’re looking for problem-solvers, game-changers, innovators, dreamers, doers—people that are ready to move the needle and build on our success. As our industry accelerates, we aren’t just keeping up—we’re staying ahead of the game.
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