Senior Designer

Riot Games

Senior Designer creating immersive gameplay experiences for narrative-driven games developed by Ghost Story Games. Leading design efforts for gameplay systems in the highly anticipated game Judas.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $107,100 - $158,520 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in systems design for PC and console games, with a focus on gameplay mechanics, world simulation, and AI. Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary teams and effectively communicate design concepts while iterating on gameplay features based on feedback.

Highest-signal resume keywords

10+ Years Of Design ExperienceUnreal 4 ExperienceDesign/Scripting SkillsExperience With PerforceFamiliarity With Systemic Games

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Hard Skills

Gameplay Systems DesignWorld SimulationAI DesignFeature SpecificationGameplay BalancingIterative DesignProblem DiagnosisProduction Cycle ExperienceDesign For ShootersDesign For Action RPGs

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationCollaboration SkillsInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational Skills

Tools & Technologies

PerforceSource Control Solutions

Industry Keywords

PC GamesConsole GamesProcedural ElementsImmersive Sims

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Primary ownership for the design, prototyping and fostering of one or more core gameplay systems, including player mechanics, world simulation and / or AI.
Lead, coordinate and participate in collaborative, interdisciplinary sub-teams to implement and balance gameplay features from initial design to final polish.
Author, revise and provide feedback on internal design documentation, including feature specifications and implementation guides.
Collaborate with the design team to incorporate systems into level gameplay and maintain overall balance between multiple gameplay systems.
Continually iterate, balance and tune features and gameplay based on feedback from design leads, QA and playtesting.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of design experience on PC or console games in a systems design capacity.
Have worked on projects throughout the entire production cycle, from concepting through ship.
Strong skills in design/scripting (Unreal 4 experience preferred).
Ability to work independently to diagnose and solve problems; to work within a schedule; and to deliver effectively to deadlines.
Excellent communication, collaboration, interpersonal and organizational skills.
Familiarity with highly systemic games with procedural elements.
Experience with design for shooters, immersive sims and/or action RPGs.
Experience with Perforce or similar source control solutions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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