Title : Game Designer Industry : Gaming Location : Los Angeles, CA or Remote Duration : 12+ months Rate Range : $75.86-$94.48 / hr Work Requirements : US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S. Description : Player-Focused : You have strong player empathy, and you want to find solutions that make players excited to experience our game. A Collaborator : You want to work elbow-to-elbow with members of other disciplines (such as Engineering or Art) to build a whole experience. You are excited to see problems from a different point of view, and make hard tradeoffs to meet multiple goals. An Optimizer; Tuning is in your heart : Inefficiency bothers you and you work to create well-oiled machines whenever you can. Adaptable : You understand and are comfortable with switching gears between development, prototyping, iteration, and understand the need for rapid re-prioritization. Inclusive : You resist siloing yourself, you seek input, feedback and ask a lot of questions whenever you can to build understanding and empathy for others. Responsibilities : Design champion kits with new cards, powers, items, relics, and constellations that excite players. Design content to challenge these champions like adventures, event mechanics, and quests. Create production ready implementations of your designs through python scripting. Work collaboratively with a tight interdisciplinary team to implement content on a live service cadence. Provide high-quality feedback to peers and help uplevel content quality across the team. Execute on design goals within defined frameworks, adapting to constraints while maintaining player-centric outcomes. Surface gaps in tools, workflows, or documentation, and propose actionable improvements. Collaborate with engineering, product, and art partners to align on design requirements and implementation constraints. Required Qualifications 5+ years of professional experience in game design on at least one live service game. Demonstrated ability to execute within established design structures and contribute meaningfully to ongoing live operations. Operates with a high degree of autonomy, while staying aligned with design direction set by leads. Thrives in small team environments, creating high quality player experiences from limited resources. Strong implementation skills, able to prototype and build content with sustainable, production-ready execution. Exceptional clarity in communication, with a strong ability to convey concepts to remote and interdisciplinary teammates. Desired Qualifications Deep player experience with strategy or card games or other deckbuilding roguelikes. Experience designing for hero collector or strategy mobile games. Experience mentoring or providing design process feedback. Experience with developing games in Unity. Experience with scripting languages, preferably Python Our benefits package includes : Comprehensive medical benefits Competitive pay 401(k) retirement plan ...and much more! About INSPYR Solutions Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com. INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities Information collected and processed through your application with INSPYR Solutions (including any job applications you choose to submit) is subject to INSPYR Solutions’ Privacy Policy and INSPYR Solutions’ AI and Automated Employment Decision Tool Policy : https : / / www.inspyrsolutions.com / policies / . By submitting an application, you are consenting to being contacted by INSPYR Solutions through phone, email, or text.
Game Designer • Los Angeles, CA, United States