Lead Game Designer Burnaby (Canada) 2K CAD 96,400-142,660 per year Game Design Senior (5+ years)

Gamecompanies; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

A gaming development studio in Vancouver is looking for an experienced Lead Game Designer to shape the design and vision for a new sports video game. The role involves collaboration across multiple teams to define gameplay and enhance player experiences. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in game design, particularly in AAA sports titles, and a strong passion for sports gaming.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a lead systems designer.
• Ability to create ‘player driven / emergent narrative’ and systemic design.
• Capable of managing a development team of 5-10 developers.

Responsibilities

• Be the 'Product Owner' for large features.
• Work with design, tech, and art teams on feature development.
• Evaluate game quality and collaborate on execution plans.

Skills

Passion for Sports and Sports Video Games

Experience designing large features for AAA games

Mentoring other designers

Positive attitude

Job description

Founded in 2023, 2K Sports Lab is the newest stand alone studio at 2K looking to push game development boundaries to bring 2K's next groundbreaking sports franchise to life. We're building a world-class team at our new Vancouver, BC location where our goal is to deliver an exceptional experience through bold ideas, technical excellence, and creative collaboration. We're seeking passionate and driven professionals across all areas of game development to help shape this ambitious vision. If you’re interested in tackling unique challenges and think you have what it takes to level up our team, we encourage you to apply!

What We Need

Our studio is looking for an experienced Lead Game Designer who has a high quality bar and a passion for creating memorable and authentic sporting player journeys. The Lead Game Designer will produce feature designs for our hour-to-hour play and partner with other designers and subject areas to champion the production of said features. The Lead Game Designer will report to the Design Director (Core Fantasy).

What You’ll Do

Be the ‘Product Owner’ for large features of the ‘hour-to-hour’ play (our Core Fantasy)

Acquire an intimate knowledge of our target player and our product goals

Acquire an intimate knowledge of the competitive landscape

Work with the ‘Design Director’ to translate the ‘Core Fantasy’ vision into feature designs

Partner with producer, tech, and art peers on feature development

Lead the tuning of features and the economy

Collaborate with the QA team to drive testing of the game experience

Evaluate progress and game quality and work with the design and production team on execution plans

Champion the vision’ and ‘craft the design’ of your game area

Help craft the vision for your game area together with creative studio leadership

Collaborate with your team to create designs that complete the agreed upon feature visions

Live our creative process and build vital documentation

Manage the timely generation of design documentation

Work with the design team to define and implement our Core Fantasy

Steer the Implementation’ of your gameplay vision

Lead the vision for your game area

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 player's perspective to all decision making

Be constantly analyzing the software, adding to, grooming and prioritizing the backlog

Align the Studio on your designs for the ‘Core Fantasy’

Passionately and clearly present designs to the team

Share design material in asynchronous ways to aid visibility

Champion our framework for designer responsibilities a 2KSL

Be a source of knowledge and experience for other team members

Contribute to positive morale and a healthy team culture

Prototyping and Iteration

Work with the engineering team on prototypes to prove the ‘Core Fantasy’ vision

Iterate on prototypes to ensure the best possible feature set for the game

What Will Make You A Great Fit

Passion for Sports and Sports Video Games

Experience designing and owning large features for AAA games

Experience as a lead systems designer (5+)

Experience in mentoring other designers

Appetite for taking on ‘Game Area Owner’ responsibilities (front-to-back development partner)

Passion for and knowledge of how to create ‘player driven / emergent narrative’ and systemic design

Positive, ‘can do’, proactive attitude

Beneficial Qualifications

Experience working on sports games

The pay range for this position in British Columbia at the start of employment is expected to be between CAD $96,400 and CAD $142,660 per Year. However, actual 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. If hired, the company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department / team performance, and market factors.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided suitable accommodations to enjoy equal employment opportunities, including the ability to participate in the job application or interview process,. Please contact us if you need an accommodation as part of your application process or otherwise have questions about the Company’s accommodation policy and review process.

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