Requisition Number: 161859

Position Title: Sr Game Designer

External Description:

Senior Game Designer

Overview

At Maxis, we live for outrageous thinking. It is the fuel that inspires the best games in the world. We are problem solvers and storytellers – but it’s not about amazing your peers. It’s about reaching and amazing millions of players.

Take risks. Work with some of the best minds in the game industry and dare to dream big. At Maxis, we hope to change the way millions of people play every day. Come join us!

Role Overview

As a Senior Designer, you report to the Lead Producer and oversee game design features in our Maxis titles with a primary focus on the technical aspect. 

As an essential part of a versatile team, you create, balance, and maintain the core and meta-game. You will lead prototyping efforts, showing “what good looks like” for these prototypes. You will act as a source of truth for technical knowledge for our team members regarding implementing and prototyping. You may in fact be called upon as one of the game’s experts on a specific game element. Collaboration is a fundamental requirement as you work with designers, engineers, artists, and directors daily. You will have essential input into the design and implementation of tools, processes, and gameplay.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Designer, you are relied upon to create dynamic systems and exciting gameplay loops for players within the game vision.

• Experiment and find new kinds of fun with a new IP from Maxis.
• Lead prototyping efforts to show “what good looks like” in simulation design and implementation.
• Help determine best practices for the team.
• Promote fast iteration and learning by quickly implementing experiences at “good enough” quality the first time through.
• Represent the Design team to the entire development team.
• Be a mentor to the other members of the design team.
• Balance game systems with importance placed upon engagement and accessibility.
• Promote and strengthen Maxis core values and game experiences.
• Inspire the game team through outstanding, exciting designs.
• Provide and receive critique in a constructive and collaborative fashion with suggestions and solutions for improvement.
• Have and maintain a current working knowledge of game industry trends, including new games, new game genres, new game design methodology, new gaming technologies, and new gaming platforms.

Recommended Skills and Experience

• Experienced tool-user; extensive practical and working knowledge specifically in technical design, scripting or level design.
• Experience conceptualizing and implementing game concepts using multiple toolsets.
• Experience of how to create compelling gaming experiences.
• Can clearly and concisely document game design features and experiences.
• Recognition that the designer is not the player and understanding of how to create a product that inspires the players’ motivations and creates engagement.

Additional Qualifications

• Unreal 4 experience is a huge plus.
• Experience with visual scripting languages, blueprints, programming training, or an engineering background is a plus.

 

 

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Days Open: 58

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EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無は考慮されません。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。