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Obsidian Entertainment · 1 day ago

Senior - Area Designer

positionIrvine, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$130K/yr - $175K/yr
date6+ years exp

Obsidian Entertainment is looking for a Senior Area Designer passionate about creating amazing worlds and gameplay experiences to join them in developing their next great multi-platform RPG. The role involves designing spaces that support exploration, combat, and traversal while collaborating closely with other disciplines to bring the game's areas to life.

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Responsibilities

Design and implement spaces that support exploration, combat, and traversal
Work closely with Environment Art to create a cohesive open-world experience
Foster a culture of collaboration across all disciplines to bring our area content to life
Script level logic, encounters, and interactive elements and partner with system designers on AI pathing, spawn flows, cover networks, and encounter rhythm
Make independent creative decisions that bolster the game's creative vision

Qualification

Game development experienceUnreal EngineRPG conventionsOpen-world developmentUnreal Engine BlueprintsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsCollaborative skills

Required

6+ years of professional game development experience as a designer and at least 1 shipped title
Strong familiarity with the Unreal Engine
Working knowledge of RPG conventions
A solid design sense, good communication and organizational skills, and the ability to work with team members in a collaborative, goal-oriented way

Preferred

A passion for RPGs, Sci-Fi, Tabletop games, etc
Familiarity with Obsidian games
Open-world game development experience
Experience working with Unreal Engine Blueprints

Company

Obsidian Entertainment

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Obsidian Entertainment is an American role-playing video game. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.
dateFounded in 2003
location
Irvine, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
http://www.obsidian.net/

H1B Sponsorship

Obsidian Entertainment has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (3)
2024 (2)
2023 (5)
2022 (3)
2021 (1)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$4.9M
2018-11-10Acquired
2017-02-24Equity Crowdfunding· $4.4M
2015-12-23Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Darren Monahan
Chief Information Officer
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Feargus Urquhart
Studio Head
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