Lead Game Designer

People make games great. That’s why at Survios, we invest in a dynamic hybrid workplace with talent from across the globe, nurturing our people, and encouraging fun. We have a workplace where every team member knows they’re respected and cared for. If you want to join a passionate team of developers driving toward the future of immersive gaming, we’d love to hear from you!

Survios is searching for a talented Lead Game Designer to work on flatscreen and VR games. We are looking for an individual who is a good communicator, a motivating force, and inspires designers to create world-class games. To succeed, you must help create and execute a game design plan, have excellent design as well as technical design chops, and guide and mentor the design team. You will also lead by example by directly contributing to game design, implementation, and tuning.

Responsibilities:

• Lead an interdisciplinary design team that includes gameplay, combat, level, and narrative designers.
• Work closely with project leadership to ensure the product vision is realized in the game.
• Work with Production to create, maintain, and execute a development plan to deliver all design elements on time and within budget.
• Directly contribute to design and implementation, as necessary.
• Execute internal/external playtests, gather data and feedback, and translate it into actionable tasks to improve the game.
• Create and enforce appropriate design direction, quality, and performance standards for all design elements within the project.
• Mentor designers and review their work, with an eye towards balancing quality and productivity.
• Daily communication with all disciplines to ensure the designers remain in alignment with the project's goals.
• Create, update, and organize design documentation.

Requirements:

• 5+ years as a game designer, including time in leadership roles.
• 1+ shipped titles as the Lead Game Designer.
• 2+ shipped titles on console, PC, or VR.
• 2+ years experience designing first-person games.
• 2+ years of experience in Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
• Expert understanding of game design principles and practice.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including tact and diplomacy.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Effective collaborator with contributors, leads, and producers from all disciplines.
• Flexible and adaptable to new tools, environments, and unexpected challenges.

Pluses:

• Experience with iterative development, JIRA, Perforce, etc.
• Experience developing VR/AR games.

About Us:

Survios is an award-winning game studio based in Marina Del Rey, California that takes a holistic approach to development, merging our expertise in hardware, software, industry-leading technology, and games to create unbelievable, immersive game experiences in VR, AR, consoles, and PC. We’re dedicated to leveraging our passion, expertise, and creativity to develop groundbreaking video games on all platforms.

Base salary range between $150,000 USD - $170,000 USD (Base salary range for applicants located within the United States)

Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the California Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements Law.

Survios takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the California Law, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.