Principal Game Designer - Shape Groundbreaking Gameplay

Electronic Arts Ltd; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Electronic Arts' Respawn team is seeking a Principal Game Designer to shape the player experience across our next title. You will collaborate with design, animation, code and art to bring the project to life and implement the player control feel in UE5.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in game design, shipping a title, experience with scripting and engine tools, and a collaborative mindset. This role offers a competitive pay range and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the games industry as a designer, shipping at least one title.
• Experience with text-based scripting, visual scripting, and/or programming languages.
• Passion for building gameplay-driven moments and experiences.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, animation, code and art to bring the next Respawn game to life.
• Create compelling player control and implement it in UE5.
• Lead the vision for player control feel on the sticks.
• Become an expert on game mechanics, player systems, and weapons to lead the team.
• Directly shape the player’s moment-to-moment experience.

Skills

Game design

Scripting

Unreal Engine

Team collaboration

Cross-functional

Problem solving

Player feel

Tools

Unreal Engine (UE5)

Unity

Job description

Electronic Arts' Respawn team is seeking a Principal Game Designer to shape the player experience across our next title. You will collaborate with design, animation, code and art to bring the project to life and implement the player control feel in UE5.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in game design, shipping a title, experience with scripting and engine tools, and a collaborative mindset. This role offers a competitive pay range and a comprehensive benefits package.