Respawn Entertainment · 23 hours ago

Senior or Principal Combat Designer

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$138K/yr - $219K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with and take direction from the Lead Combat Systems Designer, Game Director and design leadership to take hero designs and combat systems from concept to completion.

Collaborate with art, code, audio, animation, visual effects to deliver combat systems that epitomize the creative vision of the game.

Work within Unreal Engine 5 to implement character animations, build hero systems and system tuning.

Research subject matter relating to the design objective to ensure the authenticity of the experience.

Facilitate communication and coordination between relevant departments to ensure overall creative vision.

Self-critique and accept outside critique. The more feedback you receive, the more you can tailor your work towards what is best for the team.

Incorporate coworkers' ideas into the process.

Participate in the research and development of new tools and design systems.

Establish and enforce design practices, constraints, and metrics throughout projects.

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Combat designGame industry experienceVisual scriptingUnreal EngineRapid prototypingGameplay systemsMechanicsConcept pitchingProblem-solvingHard workingInterpersonal communicationCollaborationPassion