Investment Designer (Contract)
Summary
Contract game designer at Bungie implementing cosmetic rewards, progression tuning, and sustainable live content for Marathon, including scripting and tool work. Requires professional game development experience and knowledge of reward/cosmetic systems; Lua/Python scripting is a plus.
Do you dream about creating worlds imbued with real value and consequence? Can you imagine reward chases that excite and delight players without feeling like chores? Can you devise ways for players to meaningfully express themselves? If you answered yes to these questions, Bungie wants you on our team as our newest Investment Designer.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Implement a wide variety of cosmetic rewards that complement Marathon activities and store.
- Perform scripting and tool work
- Design and implement sustainable content that excite and engage players
- Tune progression values to create compelling moments and a satisfying progression
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Professional game development experience
- Some experience working with game development software and tools
- Knowledgeable in reward and cosmetic systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Desire to work as part of a large team and ability to take and provide feedback and direction appropriately
NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS
- Technical experience writing text-based scripts to manage game systems (scripting in a Lua, Python, or similar language)
- Experience & understanding player motivation; knowing what drives people to engage with content
- Experience working on games as a service/live content
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In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.
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