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Staff Gameplay Designer

2 days, 1 hour ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Game Developer
Software Development
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PlayStation

PlayStation

PlayStation leads interactive entertainment with innovative consoles, games, and media, delighting fans globally since 1994.

Household Durables
100K+
Founded 1995
$8M raised
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Description

  • Build compelling second-to-second gameplay experiences through character sandbox mechanics, especially 3C (Character, Camera, and Controls) design and implementation.
  • Lead a small cross-disciplinary team to develop new playable characters or the core systems that support future character creation.
  • Review work across teams and disciplines and provide feedback and direction to improve competitive readability, game feel, and player fantasy.
  • Create memorable playable characters that maintain IP quality, consistency, and sandbox design principles.
  • Partner with audio, effects, and animation teams to make gameplay affordances clear to players.
  • Collaborate with the broader design team to craft and implement a robust suite of playable characters.
  • Work with other disciplines to drive a cohesive gameplay vision.
  • Establish effective design processes and advocate for them across the design team.

Requirements

  • Intuitive understanding of how second-to-second action games work and why players engage with them.
  • Strong technical scripting skills and a deep understanding of how game systems are engineered.
  • Ability to build tools for designers that optimize for player expression, designer control, and execution speed.
  • Strong understanding of combat animation, including anticipation, follow-through, character, timing, readability, and balance.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with designers, artists, programmers, audio professionals, QA, and producers in a flexible work environment.
  • Social intelligence, strong interpersonal skills, and empathy for creative teams.
  • Ability to handle ambiguity and give or receive feedback in uncertain situations.
  • Ability to operate autonomously while maintaining a creative vision.
  • Ability to create plans and evaluations that address player and market needs.
  • Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
  • Understanding of how systemic, combinatoric game design can create player surprise and laughter.
  • Preferred: experience as a Senior or Lead Sandbox/Gameplay Designer on AAA or large-scale online action games, designing, documenting, and building combat and character systems.
  • Preferred: experience hiring, training, mentoring, and managing peer and junior designers.
  • Preferred: experience delegating work or ownership to multidisciplinary peers.
  • Preferred: experience with PvP game design and balance for an active player base.

Benefits

  • Base pay range of $145,000 to $217,000 USD for the Seattle area, with pay varying by geographic location and hybrid working policy.
  • Eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Matching 401(k) plan.
  • Paid time off.
  • Wellness program.
  • Employee discounts on Sony products.
  • May be eligible for a bonus package.
  • Flexible remote work option, depending on location and role arrangement.

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