Staff Hero Designer

This role leads the creative vision, design, and execution quality of one or more playable hero characters for an upcoming game project.
You will own core combat, traversal, abilities, controls, camera, and other player-facing mechanics from early prototypes through final polish.
The position combines hands-on technical implementation with creative leadership, iteration, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
You will work closely with Gameplay Programmers, Animators, VFX Artists, Character Artists, Mission Designers, Narrative, and other development partners.
As a Staff-level designer, you will help establish standards, mentor other designers, and influence the quality and consistency of third-person player experiences.
The role offers significant autonomy to solve design problems, champion new ideas, and continuously improve tools, processes, and gameplay systems.
Success requires deep expertise in game feel, player clarity, technical design, and highly polished third-person gameplay.

• Professional experience: 8+ years of professional game-design experience, including at least one shipped title where you were a primary design owner for player combat and/or overall player character systems.
• Player gameplay expertise: Proven ability to create, tune, and polish high-quality player movement, combat, controls, game feel, and gameplay balance.
• Third-person specialization: Deep knowledge of the history and current state of game-design craft, particularly within third-person narrative games.
• Technical design skills: High proficiency with modern game engines such as Unreal, Unity, or proprietary engines, with demonstrated experience directly scripting, prototyping, implementing, and iterating gameplay systems.
• 3D development: Experience with 3D layout is a plus, along with intermediate knowledge of level-editing tools and 3D modeling software such as Maya or comparable applications.
• Tools and software: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Miro, Confluence, or equivalent productivity and collaboration tools. Experience with animation tools or programming languages is an advantage.
• Problem solving: Strong practical reasoning skills and the ability to work effectively with varied and complex situations where standardized solutions may not exist.
• Communication: Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to explain design concepts and collaborate effectively across disciplines.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional contributors, provide constructive feedback, mentor designers, and establish alignment around creative and technical goals.
• Autonomy: Highly self-driven and comfortable taking ownership, identifying problems proactively, implementing solutions, and adapting to feedback.
• Creative approach: Strong creative instincts combined with technical depth, attention to detail, and a passion for highly polished player experiences.