Lead World Designer, Games Studio

Job Description

Lead World Designer, Games Studio (Blue)

We're looking for a veteran and highly-skilled Lead World Designer to help us build a brand-new, AAA, multi-platform game.

The Lead World Designer will partner closely with the Design Director to rapidly prototype and execute on an original game vision in a new IP. This person will also help build, hire, and manage a small team of designers.

The ideal candidate has a keen analytical mind and can not just arrive at the correct answer, but explain how they got there. They are able to lead with the ''why,'' and can clearly articulate their ideas verbally, visually, and in writing. They will have a strong technical background and be ready and willing to get their hands in the tools and lead by example. They are able to mentor other designers and elevate their design craft.

We're building the foundation of a small but ambitious team of creators. We care deeply about the experiences we create and, more importantly, with whom we're creating them. Here at Netflix, we value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration.

Now is an amazing time to join Netflix as we seek to entertain the world. We have over 200 million paid members in over 190 countries, and we won't stop there.

Responsibilities
• Collaborate with artists, engineers, and designers to develop a clear and compelling vision for encounters
• Multiplayer encounters that excite both competitive and cooperative players
• Level design of encounter spaces
• Strong world building through environmental storytelling
• Manage an effective testing and check-in review process
• Provide mentorship to more junior designers and elevate their craft
• Run regular playtests, gather useful feedback, and translate that feedback into action
• Assist in the hiring and management of other designers

Requirements
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine
• Experience with level design for multiplayer games
• 5+ years of experience in a lead-design role
• Experience shipping high-quality multiplayer games
• Ability to create convincing paper-designs for levels and encounters
• Passion for playing, incubating, building, and shipping video games

Bonus Skills
• Expertise with Unreal 5 blueprints, content creation
• Architectural and/or draftsman knowledge, skills, experience
Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $90,000 - $470,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

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