Mission Designer United States, Remote

PlayStation; Plum (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in gaming, PlayStation seeks a Designer to create engaging mission experiences for their games. This role involves collaborating with multiple teams to develop game mechanics from initial concepts to polished, playable content, with a focus on both single and multiplayer experiences.

Benefits

Inclusive work environment

Diversity and innovation focus

Qualifications

• 5+ years of design experience, particularly in game design.
• Intermediate knowledge with level editing tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality experiences in game design from concept to implementation.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure visions are executed.
• Conduct usability testing to improve game quality and user experience.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design or related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

Contract Position

We are looking for a Designer who can help produce high-quality experiences within our games. The candidate should have at least 5+ years of design experience, largely focused on level, mission, and open world activity design. The candidate will work with design, engineering, art, and animation teams to create varied and compelling mission experiences, from initial block out to final playable content for both single and multiplayer games. This individual will be responsible for developing designs for layout, content,combat,and systems for an assigned project, and implementing these designs in game. This includes takingdesigns throughpitch,concept, implementation, bug fixing, balance, and polish phases.

Essential Duties and Responsibilitiesinclude the following:

• Creates clear and concise, visually oriented design materials that explainmechanics, systems, and features.
• Pitches and presents designs tothe team and department heads.
• Explores multiple potential solutions to a problem by creating rapid prototypes, evaluating from a player perspective, and iterating as needed.
• Develops and communicates layout, content, or system designs through written documentation, visual design materials, and verbal presentations.
• Builds basic level layout;work with the Art team on how to evolve the design in order to meet eachdiscipline's goals and deadlines.
• Implements gameplay and game structure; works with Gameplay Programming team to deliver content that meet eachdisciplines goals and deadlines.
• Follows up with multiple departments on progress of missions or features and updates team as needed through various mediums.
• Addresses bugs and gameplay issues to assure a stable and polished product
• Helps assess progress, quality, and user friendliness of project via methods such as usability testing, focus tests and in-house play tests.
• Provides constructive feedback on all aspects of product; finds opportunities to increase quality of product and advises on how information may be implemented or held for future products.
• Other duties may be assigned.

A designer will be tasked in the following area of specialization:

• Mission Design: Develops compelling linear gameplay scenarios or open world activities that tightly integrate other systems like, level layout, narrative, combat, and progression.

Supervisory Responsibilities:This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Computer Skills:

• Intermediateknowledge and experience with level editing tools and scripting (Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar editors).
• Scripting experience in visual scripting editors like Blueprint is a plus.
• Working knowledge of MicrosoftOffice Suite.

Other Skills:

• Individual must have very good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with team members and other developers.
• Strong communication skills including verbal and written skills are required.
• Ability to work with remote teams from different time zones.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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