Senior Combat Designer: Enemies & Bosses (6-Month Contract)

insomniac; United States; On-site; USD 96,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

Insomniac Games is seeking a Senior Combat Designer focused on enemies, mini-bosses, and boss encounters. You will drive design, prototyping, implementation, and balance for AI enemies and boss fights within a collaborative design pod, reporting to combat and design leads.

The role emphasizes prototyping, iteration, and polish across multiple boss scales, with strong collaboration across departments to deliver high-quality combat experiences.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of professional game design experience.
• Shipped title as a Combat Designer.
• Strong understanding of enemy/boss design and balance.
• Proficient with modern game engines (Unreal/UE4) and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on implementation of enemy, mini-boss, and boss combat design.
• Iterate on Enemy AI and boss encounters using internal tools and scripting.
• Collaborate with Gameplay Programming, Animation, and other pods.
• Document gameplay systems and best practices for Enemy AI usage.
• Incorporate feedback to improve clarity, balance, and playability of combat.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Written/Verbal communication

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Maya

UE4 Blueprint scripting

Job description

Insomniac Games is seeking a Senior Combat Designer focused on enemies, mini-bosses, and boss encounters. You will drive design, prototyping, implementation, and balance for AI enemies and boss fights within a collaborative design pod, reporting to combat and design leads.

The role emphasizes prototyping, iteration, and polish across multiple boss scales, with strong collaboration across departments to deliver high-quality combat experiences.