Senior Game Designer (Star Wars Jedi)

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Game Designer (Scripting) to join Respawn Entertainment, a studio founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise. Respawn operates with the philosophy that talented people thrive with creative freedom, and we’re seeking someone who shares this passion to help create extraordinary games. This is a 12-month contract role working onsite at one of our offices in a hybrid capacity.

Join us to work on groundbreaking games alongside some of the best developer talent in the industry, contributing to the next Star Wars adventure.

Responsibilities

• Work with Design leadership, the Design team, Animation, Code, and Art departments to bring the next Star Wars adventure to life.
• Create memorable, imaginative, and challenging Combat Encounters and own their technical implementation in UE5.
• Leverage the AI cast to create moments and experiences that are more than a sum of their parts.
• Solve a variety of challenging technical and creative problems in an efficient manner.
• Become an expert on the inner-workings of the encounter and AI systems and serve as a resource for other team members.
• Track down complicated logic issues and design effective solutions.
• Directly impact the player’s moment-to-moment experience in a tangible way.

Requirements

• 4+ years’ experience in the games industry working as a Scripter, Level Designer, or Mission Designer, with at least one shipped title.
• Experience with text-based scripting, visual scripting, and/or programming languages.
• Strong understanding of game engine tools and pipelines such as UE4/5, Unity, Maya, etc.
• A passion for finding the fun and building gameplay-driven encounters, moments, and experiences.
• A team-player mindset, with the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively across disciplines.
• A positive, solution-oriented attitude and a deep passion for the play experience, with broad knowledge of games.
• Confidence in solving complex problems.

Benefits

In addition to opportunities for creative impact and professional growth, working at Respawn includes perks such as:

• In the U.S.: 3 weeks of paid time off (to start), 80 hours of sick time per year, 16 paid company holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and a 401(k) plan for temporary full-time employees.
• In Canada: 3 weeks of vacation (to start), 10 days of sick time per year, and extended health/dental/vision coverage with basic life insurance.

Pay

Pay ranges listed below reflect what EA in good faith expects to pay for this role in these locations at the time of posting. Pay offered will be determined based on relevant business and candidate factors (e.g., education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

• British Columbia (e.g., Vancouver vs. Victoria): $114,300 - $156,200 CAD
• California (e.g., Los Angeles vs. San Francisco): $127,700 - $190,600 USD
• Washington (e.g., Seattle vs. Spokane): $122,300 - $158,500 USD