Insomniac Games

Lead Systems Designer

United States, Remote

Sponsorship not specified$153k-$229kDetected 13 days ago

IllustratorDesign SystemsProject ManagementMayaUnityUnreal EngineCommunicationCollaborationMentoringMicrosoft Office

About the role

Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Responsible for managing, mentoring, and directing a team of Systems Designers, including regular coaching, career development, and performance management.
Supervisory Duties Directly supervises a team of Systems Designers.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; resolving problems together with the Team and Design Department leadership.
Oversees and directly works on the design, prototyping, iteration and polish of gameplay systems such as player mechanics, non-combat systems, world simulation, economy, progression, or game balance.
May lead one or more development pods of cross-discipline contributors.
Directly prototypes, implements, and iterates on gameplay systems through proprietary internal tools and scripting systems.
Works directly with Gameplay Programming counterparts to best leverage skills and creativity across both departments for systems design and implementation.
Creates tutorial videos and documentation to support systems.
Works with Project Management to plan and maintain the systems design schedule, set priorities, plan milestones, and assign work to Systems Designers.
Proactively communicates across the team to create alignment among stakeholders and clarity about status, direction, and dependencies.
Regularly reviews design work in progress, proactively gathers feedback, and drives iteration and quality.
Accountable for creative quality of all game design systems work and for ensuring the team is hitting on-screen quality targets for each milestone.

Intermediate knowledge and experience with level editing tools and scripting (Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar editors).
Intermediate knowledge of Maya or other major 3D modeling programs.
Adobe Illustrator experience and UE4 Blueprint scripting skills are a plus.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Strong communication skills including verbal and written skills are required.
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$152,900 - $229,300 USD

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role's base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Runs brainstorms / reviews, creates buy-in and alignment, and champions design vision and values through clear communication and inclusivity.

This listing is sourced directly from Insomniac Games's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.