Investment Designer (Contract)

PlayStation; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Sony product discounts

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is hiring an Investment Designer for Bungie to craft cosmetic rewards and progression systems for Marathon content and store integrations. You will script tooling, design engaging living content, and tune progression for rewarding player experiences.

The role emphasizes collaboration in a large team, with hybrid work options and a comprehensive benefits package. A base pay range is disclosed, with potential bonuses.

Qualifications

• Professional game development experience.
• Some experience with game development software and tools.
• Knowledgeable in reward and cosmetic systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Desire to work as part of a large team and ability to take and provide feedback and direction appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Implement a wide variety of cosmetic rewards that complement Marathon activities and store.
• Perform scripting and tool work
• Design and implement sustainable content that excite and engage players
• Tune progression values to create compelling moments and a satisfying progression

Skills

Professional game development

Experience with game development tools

Reward systems

Strong communication

Team collaboration & feedback

Lua scripting

Python scripting

Player motivation understanding

Live service games experience

Tools

Lua scripting

Python scripting

Job description

Do you dream about creating worlds imbued with real value and consequence? Can you imagine reward chases that excite and delight players without feeling like chores? Can you devise ways for players to meaningfully express themselves? If you answered yes to these questions, Bungie wants you on our team as our newest Investment Designer.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement a wide variety of cosmetic rewards that complement Marathon activities and store.
• Perform scripting and tool work
• Design and implement sustainable content that excite and engage players
• Tune progression values to create compelling moments and a satisfying progression

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Professional game development experience
• Some experience working with game development software and tools
• Knowledgeable in reward and cosmetic systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Desire to work as part of a large team and ability to take and provide feedback and direction appropriately

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Technical experience writing text-based scripts to manage game systems (scripting in a Lua, Python, or similar language)
• Experience & understanding player motivation; knowing what drives people to engage with content
• Experience working on games as a service/live content

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

$47 — $58.50 USD

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