Sr. Manager, Game Design

Job Description

As a Game Designer, you will design, tweak, and optimize the player experience. Your analytical skills, player insight, and creativity aid in crafting in- and out-of-game experiences that engage and surprise players. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and work with every tool at hand to innovate and iterate player-focused designs that'll delight millions around the world.

As a Sr. Manager, Game Design on an unpublished R&D product, you will help decipher one of Riot's next big bets. You will help prove an innovative game concept in the early stages of development. You'll partner with other designers, artists, and engineers to innovate and iterate player-focused designs that aim at delivering a groundbreaking experience. As a you'll participate in the hiring process of the multiple design teams, manage the team to ensure consistent quality across all, and mentor designers in their professional development. You will report to the Director of Game Design on the team.

Responsibilities:

• Build and manage multiple teams of designers spanning multiple design sub-disciplines.
• Coach, manage, and mentor design teams tackling multiple design challenges
• Work collaboratively with the design team and team leads to create a great holistic experience
• Create clear design documentation that can be evaluated and implemented by non-designers
• Help guide the project from pre-production to launch and ongoing live support

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience managing design teams
• 8+ years of professional experience working in game design
• Has owned major feature work including directing multi-discipline teams
• Experience working in the early-prototype phase of development on at least one game

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with game engines (i.e. Unreal, Unity, etc.)

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you're working directly on a new player-facing experience or you're supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we're better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we're looking forward to your application.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-02nq2e-216-73-216-37-42 in your application.