Senior Hero Designer — Remote, Lead Character Systems

Sony Playstation; United States; Remote; USD 148,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Flexible remote work

Employee discounts

Job summary

Insomniac Games is seeking a Staff Hero Designer to own hero character design, including core combat, traversal, and abilities. You will prototype, implement, and iterate using internal tools, balancing playability and polish while guiding a team of artists and programmers.

You will collaborate with Gameplay, Animation, VFX, and Narrative teams to deliver world-class character experiences, mentor designers, and help set studio design standards.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of game design experience with at least one shipped title as primary design owner.
• Proven expertise in movement, combat, controls, and gameplay balance.
• Deep knowledge of design craft across games, esp. 3rd person narrative games.
• High proficiency with modern game engines (Unreal or similar) and scripting.
• Strong ability to implement high-quality game feel with polished presentation.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication.

Responsibilities

• Creative leadership for one or more hero character systems and related features.
• Prototype, implement, and iterate hero combat and traversal using internal tools.
• Collaborate with Gameplay Programming and Animation to maximize cross-discipline impact.
• Drive quality, iterate, and maintain presentation standards across milestones.
• Collaborate with Mission, Combat, and Narrative design to integrate player work.
• Document player systems and create supporting tutorials and references.
• Mentor other Hero Designers and contribute to studio design standards.

Skills

Creative leadership

Gameplay design

Cross-discipline collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Tools

Unreal Engine

Maya

Scripting / prototyping tools

Job description

Insomniac Games is seeking a Staff Hero Designer to own hero character design, including core combat, traversal, and abilities. You will prototype, implement, and iterate using internal tools, balancing playability and polish while guiding a team of artists and programmers.

You will collaborate with Gameplay, Animation, VFX, and Narrative teams to deliver world-class character experiences, mentor designers, and help set studio design standards.