As a Game Designer, you will design and optimize the player experience. Your analytical skills, player insight, and creativity help craft in- and out-of-game experiences that engage and surprise players. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and work with every tool at hand to create innovative, player-focused designs that'll delight millions around the world.  Working on an early stage product, you will help decipher one of Riot's next big bets. 

As a Principal Game Designer specializing in core gameplay on the R&D team, you excel in designing Mechanics and Systems for first-person combat experiences. You partner with other designers, artists, and engineers to create and iterate on a variety of PvP features ranging from player movement, abilities, weapons, to hit reaction systems. All of these features contribute to a combat experience which is deep, compelling, and always feels great to play. You will report to the Design Manager on the team.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a holistic vision for combat that is deep, engaging, and supportive of the game’s other systems.
• Oversee multiple cross disciplinary teams to ensure they build systems and mechanics that achieve product goals.
• Create and provide multiple potential designs and solutions. Articulate trade-offs and risks between different options.
• Playtest the game and help push for continued improvements for existing designs and fresh prototypes.
• Seek opportunities for new design spaces in collaboration with Product Managers and Design Leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in professional Game Design
• 3+ years of experience in either Combat Mechanics or Combat Feel - FPS Specialization
• You have demonstrated proficiency in scripting in at least one engine in a shipped title
• Shipped or worked on at least one AAA+ online game
• Can create complex mechanics and systems with attention to the player impacts and downstream effects

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working on a live product

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!