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Riot Games

Online multiplayer game developer and publisher

Senior Game Design Manager - Lead Game Designer, Unpublished R&D Product

Product & Experience DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGuangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of game design experience, including at least 3 years of core game development and long-term live operations experience, with a leading role during that period.
  • At least 3 years of team management and team-building experience.
  • Thorough understanding of underlying game systems and the ability to analyze mainstream genre trends and create innovative designs.
  • Ability to drive cross-functional teams to consensus through logical thinking and communication and leadership skills.
  • In-depth experience with at least two mainstream mobile games.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the producer as a core decision-maker to define the product vision, market positioning, and long-term strategy.
  • Set the high-level design direction, including core loops, monetization model, and social structure, aligning design goals with business value and the intellectual property and establishing competitive differentiation.
  • Identify pain points in relevant game genres and propose forward-looking designs that create differentiated experiences beyond existing popular games and address deeper player needs.
  • Translate high-level strategy into executable design plans, communicate them clearly to the design team, and ensure they are integrated into the game experience.
  • Serve as the design team's primary external liaison, building close working relationships with engineering, art, intellectual property, and publishing teams to deliver core systems to a high standard and on time.
  • Establish high standards for design workflows, documentation, and review processes, and build an efficient, transparent, knowledge-sharing team culture.
  • Recruit and build the design team and its talent pipeline, serve as a design role model and mentor, and improve the team's professional capability through performance management and coaching.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience leading the full development and launch of a game product with annual revenue at the billion-RMB scale.
  • Experience developing or operating globally distributed game products.
  • Fluency in English and ability to work in an international office environment.
  • Strong mathematical modeling ability and the ability to independently validate complex numerical systems.
  • Familiarity with classic single-player games or the Riot Games universe.

About the Company

Riot Games

Online multiplayer game developer and publisher

Riot Games develops and publishes online multiplayer video games, with League of Legends as its flagship title. The game is free-to-play and supported by in-game purchases like cosmetic items and skins, while competitive play drives engagement through its esports ecosystem. Riot Games also runs Riot Forge, a publishing arm that partners with third-party developers to create new games within the League of Legends universe. The company earns revenue from cosmetic microtransactions, esports events, sponsorships, and merchandise. What sets Riot Games apart is its emphasis on building a large, global community around its titles and expanding its universe through collaborations with external developers. The goal is to create enduring, connected gaming experiences that sustain a vibrant community and a growing esports ecosystem around its flagship franchises.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$15M
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Founded
2006

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