StarCraft Mission Architect | Open-World Shooter Design

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in Irvine, CA is seeking a Mission Designer to craft the next chapter of StarCraft.

You will design and implement missions, locations, and gameplay systems that support narrative and player experience, working with design, art, engineering, audio, and VFX to deliver cohesive experiences. The role requires 5+ years of mission design experience, shipped titles, and strong technical design skills in modern engines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing missions, quests, or level-based gameplay.
• Experience contributing to shipped game titles.
• Solid understanding of mission design, level layout, and gameplay systems.
• Experience with technical design, scripting, and implementation in modern engines.
• Ability to work with direction and manage day-to-day tasks independently.
• Experience collaborating across disciplines in development.
• Strong spatial design skills and player flow understanding.
• Ability to solve problems of moderate scope using established tools.
• A team-oriented approach to collaborative development.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement missions and locations aligned with gameplay goals.
• Integrate gameplay mechanics, combat encounters, and challenges.
• Collaborate with design, art, engineering, audio, animation, and VFX.
• Prototype and iterate on mission content in-engine with feedback.
• Support features from concept through implementation for deliverables.
• Apply problem-solving skills to moderately complex design challenges.

Skills

Mission design

Level design

Gameplay systems integration

Unreal Engine

Blueprint scripting

Technical design

Scripting

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blueprint scripting

C++

C#

Lua

JavaScript

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in Irvine, CA is seeking a Mission Designer to craft the next chapter of StarCraft.

You will design and implement missions, locations, and gameplay systems that support narrative and player experience, working with design, art, engineering, audio, and VFX to deliver cohesive experiences. The role requires 5+ years of mission design experience, shipped titles, and strong technical design skills in modern engines.