Responsibilities

• Responsible for design and implementation of creatures and encounters for game content
• Drive initial exploration, prototyping, pipeline development, and implementation of end-game encounters 
• Own creature, boss, and encounter development from paper design to final implementation, including implementing or scripting AI combat behaviors and abilities
• Design, iterate, and improve on PvE content systems such as enemy abilities, behaviors, AI, and object interactions (hazards, traps, and other objects)
• Collaborate with gameplay engineering to develop the core components, blueprints, modules, and tools we need to develop creatures and behavior/ability kits
• Communicate regularly with level designers, artists, narrative designers, and engineers to direct and support the multiplayer encounter and dungeon content pipeline
• Leverage constructive feedback and player data to iterate upon encounter design

Required Qualifications:

• Examples of shipped real-time multiplayer gameplay content for which you were the primary designer, examples of dungeons, raids, and/or multiplayer bosses are preferred
• Experience scripting to build encounters, boss stages, and events
• Deep content development genre expertise in at least one of the following: ARPGs, JRPGs, and MMOs
• Experience using Unreal state machines and blueprints to develop encounters, creatures, and behaviors
• 5+ years of industry experience in a Game Design role

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading a team of encounter designers and developing product standards for encounter and dungeon designs