Senior Gameplay Designer - Weapons/Combat (Apex Legends)

Description

Job Title: Senior Game Designer – Weapons/Combat (Apex Legends)

Location: Los Angeles CA, Vancouver BC, Madison WI

Work Model: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Work with other disciplines to create the concept for a weapon.
• Create a playtestable prototypes by kitbashing existing assets.
• See weapons and combat systems through production, including tuning, polishing, and writing robust, shippable script.
• Hold and communicate the vision for weapons and combat systems to your collaborators in other departments.
• Ensure a high quality release by bug fixing, balancing, and creating combat systems.
• Work with other designers on to improve multiple parts of Apex.
• Playtest frequently and provide high quality feedback.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience as a game designer on a competitive multiplayer game.
• Experience in rapid prototyping and iterative design.
• Experience in balancing competitive game metas.
• Understanding of game feel and polish.
• Solid technical understanding of scripting and 3D action game fundamentals.
• Strong track record in design and balance.
• Played and formed a lot of opinions about many live games.
• Strong opinions on how we could do better and a drive to accomplish them.

Pay

Pay ranges from $114,300 - $156,200 CAD in British Columbia and $127,700 - $190,600 USD in California.

Benefits

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.