Lead Mission Designer
At Turtle Rock, we make the games we want to play. We're dedicated to providing a collaborative environment where our team members feel empowered with the creative freedom to contribute and grow. While we are based in Orange County, CA, we support flexible work arrangements ranging from in-studio, hybrid, to fully remote throughout North America. Join our award-winning game development team and help create our next AAA title.
Turtle Rock is seeking a Lead Mission Designer to spearhead the development of our narrative-driven content. This role will own the vision, structure and implementation of campaign and side mission content. The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of experience with pacing and storytelling through gameplay.
Responsibilities
- Maintain mission script quality while balancing technical and performance constraints
- Partner closely with the Lead Sandbox Designer and cross-discipline teams (Production, Art, Engineering) to craft engaging scenarios, events and missions
- Manage a team of Mission Designers and review their work to craft engaging, replayable scenarios and events
- Drive the development of tools, workflows, and best practices for mission scripting and gameplay systems
- Conceptualize, build, and refine narrative-driven mission content in UE5, setting the bar for quality and best practices
- Serve as the central point of contact for Mission Design, coordinating with Production, Art, Engineering, and QA
- Author clear design documentation for missions, features, and tool requests.
- Work with production for planning out future milestones
- Mentor and manage team members through 1:1s, career development, performance reviews, goal setting, and hiring
- Provide constructive feedback and foster open design discussions
- Playtest regularly to evaluate and refine mission content
- 7+ years in game development with at least one shipped AAA title on multiple platforms
- 2+ years in a Lead role managing and mentoring designers
- Portfolio showcasing heavily scripted missions and/or dynamic objectives
- Experience with Unreal Engine and Blueprint
- Expertise in mission/level design process from concept through delivery, with strong pacing and playtesting skills
- Proven ability to thrive in a highly collaborative, iterative environment
- Passion for FPS, co-op, and multiplayer games
Preferences
- Some knowledge of C++
- Demonstrated experience working on cooperative FPS
- Familiarity with development tools such as Perforce, JIRA, and Confluence
Benefits
Some of the benefits and perks our employees get to enjoy, include:
- Flexible work environment allowing you to work in-studio as many days a week or full time remotely
- Medical, Dental, Vision 100% covered for you and your family
- 401k matching
- Student Loan Paydown Plan / College Savings Plan
- Career Improvement Plan
- Flexible time off policy
- Fully stocked kitchen and sponsored food trucks
- Fun company events, both in-person and virtual gatherings throughout the year
The estimated base pay range for this role is: $140,000 —$195,000 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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