Bungie is seeking a highly technical, creative, and team-oriented Senior Social Designer to join the Marathon Team. Our team is committed to driving innovative solutions to online toxicity and building meaningful social connections between players. We strategically think about ways to help others find their online gaming communities.
As a Senior Social Designer, you will be responsible for owning and directing the conception, implementation, and iteration of social systems for connecting players in Marathon. You'll drive design alignment and collaboration across disciplines, ensuring a holistic experience that fosters positive player interactions. You'll use your experience and expertise to lead initiatives that improve social connections between players to create quality multiplayer game experiences.
An exceptional candidate combines technical proficiency with strategic vision, thrives in a collaborative environment, and has a proven track record of creating successful social systems in games.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaboratively plan, design, and evaluate compelling social features and systems.
- Own the implementation and iteration of social systems that excite and engage players.
- Perform scripting and tool work to create robust social features.
- Design and create sustainable social systems with long-term player engagement in mind.
- Design creative additions and improvements for existing social systems and events.
- Tune gameplay values creating meaningful social interactions and a satisfying community experience.
- Review the content of partner teams and work with them to ensure consistent social experiences.
- Work closely with design leadership to establish best practices for social design
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Professional experience as a systems designer with focus on social features.
- Experience working with game development software and tools.
- Experience building and growing communities and social systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience owning features, aligning with multiple stakeholders, or leading small teams.
- Desire to work as part of a large team and ability to take feedback and direction appropriately.
- Extensive experience playing multiplayer online shooters.
- Understanding of what creates positive social engagement and mitigates toxic behavior.
- Experience being in an online community as a player (guild, clan, etc).
NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS
- Technical experience writing text-based scripts to manage game systems (scripting in a Lua, Python, or similar language).
- Multiple shipped game systems within the console space.
- Experience working on games as a service/live content.
- Experience with first person shooters/extraction/competitive PVP games.
- Experience training and mentoring other designers.
- Experience with developing and using analytics to measure social engagement and community health.
This range is determined by an array of factors, including training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. Additionally, it is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
In the journey to make incredible worlds, Bungie employees don't simply do meaningful work - they receive meaningful support. Competitive salaries and discretionary bonus opportunities are just the start. We offer comprehensive healthcare coverage, generous 401(k) matching, flexible time off policies, paid parental leave, social clubs, and so much more. Check out our benefits page: Benefits - Bungie Careers to see all the perks that come with joining Bungie.
So you don't meet every requirement listed in this job description? Do you think your experience level is not where it needs to be? Studies show that members of certain underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they believe they meet every single qualification. Bungie is focused on building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. If you're interested in this position but your past experience doesn't line up perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we want you to apply anyway. The right role for you may be right around the corner!
Most Bungie full-time employees will adopt a digital first approach allowing remote work in Bungie approved locations (outside of positions identified as 100% onsite in Bellevue/Seattle, or individuals preferring a hybrid/flex environment). Prospective full-time employees who are located outside of a Bungie approved state will need to establish residency in an approved state within 45 days of their start date. Contractors will follow a digital first approach adhering to the location guidelines agreed upon by our third-party employer/vendor and Bungie. Bungie’s remote policy is subject to change at the company’s discretion.
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