What We NeedOur studio is looking for a Senior Gameplay Designer who has a high quality bar, a passion for replicating authentic sports behaviors and experience in systems design.
In this role, you will work with a production partner to creatively lead AI Engineers, Animation Engineers, and Animators to set the vision for and implement authentic sports behaviors to build highly polished world- class gameplay for what will be the next massive sports franchise in our industry!
The Gameplay Designer will work with the Gameplay Design Director to set a vision for a significant gameplay area and partner with production and tech peers to lead a team to deliver against that vision.
What Youll Do- Be the Product Owner for your gameplay area
- Acquire an intimate knowledge of our target player and our product goals
- Acquire an intimate knowledge of the competitive landscape
- Work with the Gameplay Design Director to define the vision for your gameplay area
- Partner with producer and tech peers to lead your team
- Drive the generation and prioritization of your teams backlog
- Collaborate with the QA team to drive testing of the game experience and drive external testing as needed
- Evaluate progress and game quality and partner with Production to formulate and revise plans to drive execution
- Craft the Design of your gameplay area
- Collaborate with your team to create designs that execute on the agreed upon feature visions
- Live our creative process and create necessary documentation
- Manage the timely generation of design documentation
- Steer the Implementation of your gameplay vision
- Collaborate with Engineers and Animators to steer the execution of your vision
- Collaborate with your Project Management and Technical partners to lead your feature team (5-10 developers)
- Champion the player experience, bringing the players perspective to all decision making
- Be constantly analyzing the software, adding to, grooming and prioritizing the backlog
- Inspire and align your team on your vision for your gameplay area
- Passionately and clearly present visions to the team
- Share design material in asynchronous ways to aid visibility
- Work closely with Engineers, Animators, and Artists to implement your vision
- Help to create a positive, inclusive and collaborative environment for your team
- Be an individual contributor when time allows
- Understand the technical details of how the game works
- Exemplify WGLL by being keen and able to be in engine in order to deliver the strongest possible experience
What Will Make You A Great Fit- Passion for Sports and Sports Video Games
- Experience designing high quality second-to-second game experiences
- Experience with, and passion for, systemic game design
- Experience leading a feature team team (7+ developers)
- Experience working with Animation SEs and Animators and is familiar with animation technology (Blend techniques, Masking, Procedural Animation etc.).
- Appetite for taking on Product Owner responsibilities (backlog management and prioritization)
- Positive, can do, proactive and hands-on demeanor
Beneficial Qualifications- Experience working on sports games
- Experience with animation based features
- Experience with AI based features
The pay range for this position in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada at the start of employment is expected to be between 75,700 CAD and 135,500 CAD per year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.
Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Companys discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.
