Campaign Design Lead

Absurd Ventures•Santa Monica, CA

1d•$125,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

As Campaign Design Lead, you will be the primary vision holder and a hands-on contributor for story missions and single-player campaigns. Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver critical path and side missions that combine best-in-class storytelling and action gameplay in an open world setting.

Requirements

5 or more years of experience in mission design, ideally within an open-world game.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
Innovative thinker with creative problem-solving skills who thrives in a collaborative team environment.
Strong understanding of storytelling and narrative design.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading multidisciplinary teams is a plus.
Experience in UE4 or UE5 is a plus.
Experience working with co-development partners is a plus.

Responsibilities

Drive the design and implementation of engaging, diverse, innovative missions within a story-driven, open-world game.
Work closely with the narrative team to develop the flow of main story missions.
Develop and execute the mission design vision and strategy, ensuring that missions align with the game's overall narrative, thematic, and player experience goals.
Continuously seek opportunities to innovate and push the boundaries of mission design.
Leverage the game's open-world systems and mechanics to create dynamic and unpredictable mission experiences that adapt to player choices and actions.
Lead and mentor a team of mission designers, providing direction, feedback and support throughout the development process.
Go beyond documentation and management to lead from the trenches, with hands-on contributions to the playable experience.
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and iteration.