As a Senior Mission Designer, you will be responsible for designing and creating missions, levels, and overall gameplay experiences for players. The job involves collaborating with other game development teams, such as game designers, narrative designers, artists, and programmers, to ensure that the mission design aligns with the game's overall vision and mechanics.
Develop mission design concepts and proposals based on the game's overall vision, story, and gameplay mechanics.
Create detailed mission outlines and documentation, including mission objectives, scripted events, and environmental elements, to provide a roadmap for the game development team.
Collaborate with game designers, narrative designers, and artists to create engaging and immersive gameplay experiences for players.
Work with programmers to ensure that implemented content functions as intended.
Playtest missions to identify and fix design flaws, bugs, and balance issues.
Iterate on mission designs based on player feedback and analytics to continuously improve the gameplay experience.
Bachelor's degree in game design, computer science, or related field preferable.
A strong passion for video games and knowledge of the gaming industry. Proven experience in mission design or level design in the video game industry is a plus but not required.
Proficiency in using game development tools such as Unity, Unreal Engine, or similar.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Propensity and potential for learning and growing.
The Senior Mission Designer plays a critical role in creating the engaging and memorable gameplay experiences that keep players coming back to a game. It requires a combination of creativity, technical expertise, and collaboration skills to be successful in this role.