Senior Game Systems Designer

2 months ago

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Electronic Arts Full time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Game Systems Designer to join our team at Electronic Arts. As a key member of our design team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing game systems, player interactions, and gameplay ingredients that create an engaging Open World experience.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with design leadership to design and own various game systems, player interactions, and gameplay ingredients.
  • Work with Gameplay Designers to ensure our systems and core gameplay complement and feed each other.
  • Write design documents and communicate them to the team.
  • Prototype, integrate, and maintain features and content using Unreal Engine 5.
  • Closely collaborate with the World, Level Design, and Tech Design teams to ensure good communication and a top-tier player experience.
  • Review the game against the design goals and identify issues and opportunities to improve the player experience.
  • Support more junior designers, give and take feedback from across the team.
  • Collect and use qualitative data (playtest, usability, and customer feedback) and quantitative data (telemetry and analytics) to inform your designs.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience developing video games.
  • Experience working on World systems, player interactions, or Gameplay ingredients is a plus.
  • Familiarity with advanced game engines like Unreal, Unity, and others.
  • Experience working hands-on with a game engine to implement your designs. Strong technical background is a plus.
  • Knowledge of recent titles and trends in action games and RPGs and the ability to apply insights from them.

About Electronic Arts

At Electronic Arts, we're passionate about creating games that inspire the world to play. Our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We're looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life.

We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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