Senior Mission Designer — Open-World STARCRAFT (Hybrid)

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, HSA/HRA

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Mental health & wellbeing programs

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in Irvine is seeking a Senior Mission Designer to help craft the next chapter of STARCRAFT. You will lead mission design from concept to ship, shaping dialogue, layout, and encounters while collaborating with a fast-paced, iterative team.

This role requires 8+ years shipping AAA titles, strong Unreal Engine and scripting skills, and a team-first mindset. The job offers a hybrid work week with on-site Irvine days and remote options to keep creativity flowing.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience creating missions/quests, layout, and the frameworks that missions are built from.
• Experience with technical design, scripting, and level design.
• Proven experience shipping AAA titles.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in feature development.
• A professional understanding and competency for the Unreal engine.
• Proven spatial and layout design skills on a shipped title.
• A team-oriented approach to your work, understanding the importance of collaboration, and partnering with all departments.

Responsibilities

• Design and build captivating layouts and locations aligned with narrative and gameplay goals.
• Integrate gameplay mechanics, challenges, combat, and puzzles into mission designs to enhance player engagement and exploration.
• Collaborate with designers, artists, code, audio, VFX, and animation departments to a compelling holistic player experience.
• Deliver high-quality results and build progress towards short- to medium- to long-term deliverables/releases, from iterative prototyping to execution.
• Prototype and create engaging missions or mission components in-engine to a AAA standard that integrate player fantasy, narrative, and gameplay.

Skills

Mission design

Unreal Engine

Scripting

Level design

AAA titles

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

Unreal Blueprint

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in Irvine is seeking a Senior Mission Designer to help craft the next chapter of STARCRAFT. You will lead mission design from concept to ship, shaping dialogue, layout, and encounters while collaborating with a fast-paced, iterative team.

This role requires 8+ years shipping AAA titles, strong Unreal Engine and scripting skills, and a team-first mindset. The job offers a hybrid work week with on-site Irvine days and remote options to keep creativity flowing.