Studio: Sumo Digital
Job Opening: Senior Metagame Designer
Location: Nottingham, England, UK
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- In this role, you will collaborate with other Designers and other departments, and take direction from the Project Design Director and Lead Product Manager on creative and Live Ops goals for the game.
- You will act as an evangelist for the meta and social experience and game design more broadly to the rest of the team.
- Day to day, you will provide clear, concise documentation outlining vision and specification for meta features (such as game progression and economy), and social features.
- You will seek out feedback to refine your work and ensure it aligns with other systems and features in the game.
- You will also provide Designers with feedback on other game systems to ensure they support the long-term player experience and social goals.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience of working on the metagame for at least one live ops/GAAS title, ideally having owned the metagame features from concept through to delivery.
- Experience working on multiple social systems for at least one commercial title.
- A strong grasp of metagame and social feature design principles.
- Extensive knowledge of best practices and developing trends in the area. You will regularly play current live ops titles and ideally have a passion for the horror genre.
- It would be a bonus to have experience working on multiplayer games and PC/Console titles.
