Senior Systems Designer

Job ID: BE719536

Job Title: Senior Systems Designer

Salary: 70-120k

Location: Southern California

Job Description:

The Senior Systems Designer works closely with the Lead Designer to establish, implement, and maintain AAA quality game systems for a new online game. The Senior Systems Designer will be responsible for authoring and maintaining clear design documentation for a variety of audiences including other System Designers, Content Designers, the Programming Team, the Art Team, the Sound Team, Marketing, Web Presence, and the End User. The Senior Systems Designer will closely interact with programmers and act as a bridge between this discipline and the Design team.

Responsibilities:

· will working closely with the Lead Designer to refine and maintain the vision and scope of all game systems

· will be mentoring Systems Designers to ensure quality and consistency of game systems, within the define vision and scope

· will be collaborating with your lead and fellow design team members to refine core game concepts, game systems, and game content

· will be authoring and maintaining clear, concise design documents within a wiki environment

· Will be implementing, balancing, and adjusting game systems to ensure the product’s critical and commercial success

· will be working within defined schedules

· will be acting as a Resource and Service Provider to the Programming Department

Qualifications:

· must have strong verbal communication skills

· must have strong written communication skills

· must have strong math skills

· must have strong statistical analysis skills

· must have ability to understand and innovate within technical and physical limitations

· must have a strong understanding of the basic principles of 3d Game Design

· must have ability to meet deadlines

· must have at least 3+ years of industry experience as a Systems Designer

· must have shipped at least two game titles as a Systems Designer

· must have shipped at least one online game title as a Systems Designer

· must have experience with data-driven game systems and a familiarity with database structure and management

· must have ability to work well in a team environment

· must have strong game design skills: must be able to intelligently discuss the strengths of weaknesses of recent games

· must be self-motivated with the ability to creatively/analytically problem solve

· must be detail-oriented, with a strong work ethic

· must have strong proficiency with Word, Excel, Visio, and Power Point

· must have working knowledge and proficiency with some form of wiki

· must have working knowledge of Design production pipelines including experience with some form of 3d editor, placement tools, and databases

· must have a passion for and experience with a wide variety of games, especially online role-playing games

· must have a love of Science Fiction and Popular Culture

· should have programming knowledge

· should have scripting knowledge

· should have AI design experience

Company Culture:

· Game Publisher and Developer

· Very well funded

· Leading MMO developer

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