Player Systems Designer - AAA Open-World Shooter

Blizzard Entertainment; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Mental health & wellbeing programs

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a Game Designer to shape player movement, weapons, abilities, and progression for an upcoming StarCraft project. You will help craft high-quality AAA gameplay loops and collaborate across disciplines to deliver accessible, engaging experiences.

The role emphasizes iterative, feedback-driven work, strong communication, and a focus on creating compelling player moments for a wide audience of players.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a designer focusing on gameplay.
• Demonstrable knowledge of moment-to-moment gameplay experiences: movement, weapons, combat.
• Understanding of progression systems that provide hundreds of hours of content.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communications skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent grasp of mathematics, statistics for game design and balance.
• Strong technical skills with visual scripting languages and/or industry-standard toolsets (Unity, Unreal).
• Expertise with MS Office, specifically Excel.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine player movement, weapons, abilities, and progression interactions.
• Shape features and systems for combat and player experiences.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to create engaging moment-to-moment gameplay.

Skills

Gameplay design

Movement

Weapons design

Progression systems

Communication

Statistics and math

Visual scripting (Unity/Unreal)

Excel

Tools

Unity

Unreal

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a Game Designer to shape player movement, weapons, abilities, and progression for an upcoming StarCraft project. You will help craft high-quality AAA gameplay loops and collaborate across disciplines to deliver accessible, engaging experiences.

The role emphasizes iterative, feedback-driven work, strong communication, and a focus on creating compelling player moments for a wide audience of players.