Game Designer

Job Description

Game Designer (Systems) - Infinity Ward

Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 ''Game of the Year'' awards and 100 ''Editor's Choice'' awards, among many other industry accolades. Some of our previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and most recently, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare. Infinity Ward employs more than 250 people in Woodland Hills, Calif., just outside of Los Angeles.

A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the most passionate and talented development teams in the industry. We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent, workplace environment. We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we like to look after ours. We enjoy having fun with top-notch events that everyone gets involved with.

Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at https://www.infinityward.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InfinityWard/, and @InfinityWard on Twitter.

Your Mission

We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Systems Game Designer to join Infinity Ward. In this hands-on role, you will collaborate with experienced designers, animators, artists, and engineers to improve and maintain player mechanics, weapon behavior, and progression systems. You will collaborate with the team to produce the highest quality first person experience seen to date.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
• Prototyping new movement and combat mechanics
• Managing and improving data heavy progression systems
• Technical asset hookup for weapons, player loadouts, and more

Player Profile

Minimum requirements:
• Experience and proficiency with C-style scripting languages
• 3+ years of industry experience with game development
• At least one shipped AAA title, from beginning to a finished product knowledge and skills
• Initiative-taking, proactive team player with excellent problem-solving skills
• Good oral, written, and visual communication skills
• A deep interest, and passion for First Person Shooter (FPS) games

Pluses:
• Use of analytics to guide behavior
• Strong understanding of player movement systems with and an eye for quality motion
• Experience with animation technology – blend trees, IK, and additive animations
• Personal projects in unity or unreal

Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the US, the standard base pay range for this role is $29.81 - $55.14 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all US locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8jy86-18-227-79-204-42 in your application.