Senior Systems Designer - Progression & Investment (Apex Legends)

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond.Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry.Apex Legends is looking for a Senior Systems Designer who will help us design, guide and implement the systems and content frameworks that motivate and spark joy throughout a player’s career journey in the Apex Games. You will work on experiences and systems that focus on player retention and satisfaction. You have experience on a live service game in systems design and player investment. You have experience collaborating with user research and leveraging analytics and data to be able to make informed design decisions.What You'll Do…Analyze existing player journeys, progression and motivational models, identifying potential improvements and opportunities for tuning and new featuresImplement tuning and data changes required for optimization of player progression, across multiple systems, leveraging both qualitative and quantitative data on our player types and motivationsMonitor, report and tune progression economies to ensure that player experiences are both fair and funPitch, design and prototype systems, features and content related to player progression and journeysHold and communicate the vision for your work to your collaborators in other departmentsEnsure a high quality release by bug fixing, balancing and creating a cohesive and engaging experience for new playersWork closely with the UI and UX teams to refine the look, feel and feedback delivered to players along their journeysIdeally, you also will have…4+ years professional experience as a game designer on a live service F2P game, which shipped and was live during your timeHands-on experience designing, implementing and tuning player progression and reward systems. Ideally this experience is within a competitive game or feature within a gameHands-on experience implementing features and content via a scripting language and are able to work independently on prototypingExperience on one or more titles with competitive elements. You have and understand what a competitive mindset is and understand what motivates players with that mindsetExperience collaborating with other internal teams, especially UI/UX, user research, analytics and marketingA deep passion for player experiences, behaviors and motivations, especially of those players coming to Apex for the first timeStrong track record of coordinating multiple work streams simultaneously to ensure work is alignedPlayed and formed a lot of opinions about many live games, including mobile gamesStrong opinions on how we could do better and drive to accomplish our goalsExperience in mentoring other designers on best practices for live service gamesBASE SALARY RANGESCalifornia (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento): $122,400 - $176,300 USD AnnuallyNew York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo): $115,700 - $176,300 USD AnnuallyJersey City, NJ: $142,000 - $176,300 USD AnnuallyColorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs): $131,000 - $174,800 USD AnnuallyWashington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane): $115,700 - $163,100 USD AnnuallyBritish Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria): $107,600 - $147,100 CAN AnnuallyBase salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees.

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