Overview

ZeniMax Online Studios is seeking a Senior Player Movement Systems Designer to join our studio for the development of our next AAA game. This is a chance to join an experienced group of developers in pre-production for a new IP.
This role will serve under the Lead Systems Designer to design and tune player movement systems and mechanics, and hone them to industry-leading quality. A developer in this role will serve as a player movement mechanics specialist and will collaborate with leads across all development disciplines in creating supporting gameplay systems to use player movement mechanics in many exciting gameplay scenarios.

Responsibilities

5+ years related experience
Design, create, and maintain documentation for player movement systems and mechanics
Tune new and existing movement mechanics to emphasize fluid and fun traversal
Build test spaces where movement mechanics can be prototyped, tuned, and combined in fun ways to represent the range of possibilities player movement systems bring to gameplay
Work with the Lead Level and Combat Designers in defining metrics and use cases for player movement
Work with animators to pre-vis player moves and generate ideas for new moves
Work with the gameplay engineering team in implementing movement mechanics and their supporting tuning and debugging features
Work with the Principal Encounter Designer in building movement mechanics for combat gameplay
Work with the camera team to emphasize momentum and action in movement while showing clear gameplay options
Serve as the project point of contact for all movement mechanics and systems
Collaborate with all development disciplines to bring player movement systems from early vision to industry-shaping final implementation

Qualifications

Deeply creative with a great sense of what makes movement in gameplay fun
Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-discipline development environment
Some knowledge of animation systems
Expert proficiency integrating imagery and text to deliver thorough, easy to understand design documents
Excellent understanding of the design fundamentals of visual language, building challenge, and teaching mechanics
Comfortable with a development schedule that is playtest-driven and focused on iteration and polish
Strong understanding of the discrete elements game systems are built from, and the ability to problem solve both holistically and on a per-component basis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Working knowledge of scripting or programming
An online portfolio which clearly demonstrates relevant work experience

Preferred Skills

Experience developing Open World games
Experience in animation
Experience with level design
Strong public speaking skills