Senior Design Director, The Believer Company
$193-330k
+ Equity
Game development studio
Be an early applicant
Game development studio
1-20 employees
Be an early applicant
$193-330k
+ Equity
1-20 employees
Company mission
To take game development and production in exciting new directions by harnessing the forefront of modern technology.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years in game development, including shipping and/or maintaining at least two significant titles (AAA and/or live service experience preferred)
- 7+ years of experience leading and developing game designers, with demonstrated ownership of team performance and craft standards
- Deep expertise in moment-to-moment gameplay design, including combat, encounters, and systems-driven experiences
- Demonstrated hands-on experience prototyping and implementing gameplay in-engine
- Experience in early-stage development and rapid prototyping
- Experience scripting, modding, or other technical skills highly desired
What the job involves
- Game Designers at Believer craft the systems, mechanics, and content that create fun for our players
- We put ourselves in the player’s shoes to understand their needs and design holistically across gameplay and systems
- We work closely with other disciplines to turn creative pillars into engaging, playable experiences
- As a Senior Design Director, you will lead gameplay design in close partnership with the Game Director and studio leadership to deliver best-in-class gameplay experiences
- This is a hands-on leadership role, where you will actively prototype, implement, and tune gameplay in-engine while building and mentoring a cohesive, high-performing design team
- You will ensure that gameplay is interactive, intuitive, and deeply engaging, and that decisions are validated through disciplined playtesting and iteration
- You will report to the Game Director
- Own and shape the core gameplay experience, implementing and tuning mechanics in-engine across combat, levels, encounters, characters, and progression
- Partner with studio leadership to translate creative pillars into clear, playable gameplay direction and design principles
- Lead and develop game designers from associate to principal level
- Design and own complex gameplay systems and content across early prototypes
- Drive rapid prototyping and playtest-driven iteration, turning player feedback into clear design decisions
- Work with artists, animators, writers, sound designers, producers, and engineers to bring our gameplay to life
- Champion a playtest-driven culture where gameplay decisions are validated through real player experience
Our take
Founded in 2022, The Believer Company is a new game development studio looking to create the "next-generation open-world game". While the company may be new to the scene, its founding team certainly isn't, composed of former Riot Games veterans looking to take on a new adventure.
With new and exciting technology being brought forward to the gaming world over the last few years, Believer is putting an emphasis on the player. With a goal to develop technology and gameplay that is explicitly for the betterment of the player to create a game they will love and enjoy for many years to come.
Although the studio is yet to announce its first game, it has already secured a great deal of funding, which includes backing from industry giant, Riot Games. The company plans to build a world-class, remote-first team to deliver on its mission to take gameplay to the next level.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2023
$55m
SERIES A
Nov 2022
$25m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $80m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Believer pays 100% of monthly costs for these plans!
- Access to Rightway health insurance service to help you navigate health insurance
- Spring Health mental health services
- 10 observed holidays + 10 days for Winter Break and "Take What You Need" PTO policy
- Remote-friendly team
Company HQ
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Michael Chow
(CEO)Former Riot Games veteran who served as an Executive Producer of League of Legends: Wild Rift. Also the co-founder of Words With Friends developer NewToy (acquired by Zynga).
Steven Snow
(CPO)Founding member of Riot Games, serving as the Executive Producer of League of Legends.
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