Staff Hero Designer (Fully Remote)

Insomniac Games; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Insomniac Games is seeking a senior game designer to lead the design and quality of playable hero characters for upcoming titles. You will prototype and tune gameplay systems hands-on, set the creative vision for projects, and mentor designers to maintain high-quality outcomes.

Collaborating with programmers, animators, and artists, you will document and communicate player system specs while driving innovation in third-person character design across titles like Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in game design with shipped titles.
• Proficient with Unreal Engine, scripting, and tuning.
• Strong communication and mentorship abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and quality of playable hero characters.
• Prototype and tune gameplay systems hands-on.
• Set creative vision and mentor designers.
• Collaborate with programmers, animators, and artists.
• Document and communicate player system specs.
• Drive innovation in third-person character design.

Skills

Gameplay design

Mentorship

Communication

Creative direction

Tools

Unreal Engine

Scripting

Tuning tools

Job description

• Lead design and quality of playable hero characters.
• Prototype and tune gameplay systems hands-on.
• Set creative vision and mentor designers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with programmers, animators, and artists.
• Document and communicate player system specs.
• Drive innovation in third-person character design.

Experience:

• 8+ years in game design with shipped titles.
• Proficient in Unreal, scripting, and tuning.
• Strong communication and mentorship skills.

Insomniac Games

Insomniac Games is a PlayStation studio behind beloved titles like Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank, part of Sony Interactive Entertainment. With a focus on creativity and innovation, we are a large team of game developers dedicated to crafting world-class interactive experiences.