Lead Mission Designer

2 weeks ago

Santa Monica, California, United States Absurd Ventures Full time
Lead Mission Designer

At Absurd Ventures, we're creating new IP across all platforms and for all formats. As a Lead Mission Designer, you'll be the primary vision holder and a hands-on contributor for story missions and single-player campaigns.

Key Responsibilities
  • Drive the design and implementation of engaging, diverse, innovative missions within a story-driven, open-world game.
  • Work closely with the narrative team to develop the flow of main story missions.
  • Develop and execute the mission design vision and strategy, ensuring that missions align with the game's overall narrative, thematic, and player experience goals.
  • Continuously seek opportunities to innovate and push the boundaries of mission design.
  • Leverage the game's open-world systems and mechanics to create dynamic and unpredictable mission experiences that adapt to player choices and actions.
  • Lead and mentor a team of mission designers, providing direction, feedback, and support throughout the development process.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and iteration.
Qualifications
  • 5 or more years of experience in mission design, ideally within an open-world game.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
  • Innovative thinker with creative problem-solving skills who thrives in a collaborative team environment.
  • Strong understanding of storytelling and narrative design.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary teams is a plus.
  • Experience in UE4 or UE5 is a plus.
  • Experience working with co-development partners is a plus.
What We Offer
  • Full-time job with benefits.
  • Role is on-site in Santa Monica, CA, or San Rafael, CA.

The base pay range for this position is $125,000 to $165,000 per year. Actual compensation is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a competitive package of benefits, including paid time off, sick time, company holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

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