Senior Gameplay Designer

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Posted 10 months ago

The role

You will lead a feature team of 5-10 developers to implement authentic sports behaviors. You will work with the Gameplay Design Director to set the vision for a significant gameplay area and manage the design backlog.

What you will do

Be the Product Owner for your gameplay area
Define the vision for your gameplay area with the Gameplay Design Director
Partner with producer and tech peers to lead your team
Drive the generation and prioritization of your team's backlog
Collaborate with the QA team to drive testing
Evaluate progress and game quality
Create necessary design documentation
Collaborate with Engineers and Animators to steer the execution of your vision
Lead a feature team of 5-10 developers
Analyze the software and prioritize the backlog

Required qualifications

Passion for Sports and Sports Video Games
Experience designing high quality second-to-second game experiences
Experience with and passion for systemic game design
Experience leading a feature team of 7+ developers
Experience working with Animation SEs and Animators
Familiarity with animation technology (Blend techniques, Masking, Procedural Animation etc.)
Appetite for taking on Product Owner responsibilities

Nice to have

Experience working on sports games
Experience with animation based features
Experience with AI based features

Benefits

medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage
14 paid holidays per calendar year
paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company's discretionary time off program
up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year
paid parental and compassionate leave
wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support
family planning support through Maven
commuter benefits
reimbursements for fitness-related expenses
eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan
eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program

Before you apply

The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates
The position is for an existing vacancy

About the company

Founded in 2023, 2K Sports Lab is the newest stand alone studio at 2K. The studio is located in Vancouver, BC.