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Senior Manager, Game Design Lead

1 month ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Riot Games Full time
Job Description:

As a key member of the Riot Games team, you will be responsible for designing and optimizing the player experience in our next big bet. With a focus on core gameplay, you will lead a team of designers to create innovative, player-focused designs that delight millions of players worldwide.

Responsibilities:
  • Design and improve mechanics and systems that satisfy players and further solidify the game concept.
  • Lead cross-disciplinary teams to build systems and mechanics that achieve product goals.
  • Manage a small team of combat designers to help them achieve product goals and develop their design skills.
  • Create and provide multiple potential designs and solutions, articulating trade-offs and risks between different options.
  • Playtest the game and help push for continued improvements for existing designs and fresh prototypes.
  • Seek opportunities for new design spaces in collaboration with Product Managers and Design Leadership.

Requirements:
  • 8+ years of experience in professional Game Design.
  • 4+ years of experience managing a Game Design Team.
  • 4+ years of experience in either Combat Mechanics or Combat Feel.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in scripting in at least one engine in a shipped title.
  • Shipped or worked on at least one AAA+ online game.
  • Can create complex mechanics and systems with attention to the player impacts and downstream effects.
  • Deep level of understanding of multiplayer PvP games.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience working on a live product.
  • Experience designing AI/combat NPCs, Social Systems or Monetization.
  • Familiarity with the LoL IP.

About Riot Games:
Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect.