Principal Game Designer - Wild Rift Shanghai

作为一名首席游戏设计师，您将负责玩家体验设计的全流程。您将引领游戏玩法、成长系统以及外围体验的设计和进阶，吸引全球玩家群体。您将与多个专业领域的团队合作，利用您对竞技玩家动机、系统设计和移动游戏开发的深刻理解，令全球数百万玩家满意。您的领导力将引导设计愿景从构想到上线，确保每个系统都与玩家体验目标和Riot的设计理念一致。在这个角色中，您将站在为移动端玩家塑造MOBA（多人在线战术竞技游戏）类型下一发展阶段的最前沿。您将向WR团队的制作人汇报。

职责：

• 主导Wild Rift核心游戏循环系统的设计，包括新手引导、进度系统和元游戏特性。
• 定义核心MOBA游戏玩法要素（如核心战斗、英雄、游戏玩法和平衡）的高标准。
• 与创意和出版部门合作，确保从玩家的角度，设计愿景得到全面实现和一致呈现。
• 建立与其他英雄联盟工作室设计主管的协作框架，以便各个工作室之间共享学习和突破。
• 将战略产品目标转化为可操作的设计框架和交付成果，通过创建清晰的设计文档供非设计人员评估和实施。
• 为玩家反馈、玩家旅程和功能实施制定设计最佳实践。
• 参与游戏测试和用户研究，收集设计改进的见解。
• 指导并培训其他设计师，提供建设性反馈，打造合作共创的设计文化。

必备资格：

• 8年以上专业相关游戏策划经验，具有至少3年以上上线游戏核心系统策划经验
• 拥有策划并上线竞技类游戏（MOBA类为加分）游戏的经验
• 在游戏玩法和/或系统设计方面具备专业知识
• 能够在产品目标和设计决策之间找到平衡
• 拥有跨部门合作的经验，具备较强的沟通和协作能力
• 深刻了解并热爱英雄联盟和Wild Rift玩家群体
• 中文流利

优先资格：

• 拥有关卡设计、角色设计和在线游戏平衡的经验
• 拥有孵化和研发流程（包括原型设计、推销和市场验证）经验
• 具备为移动平台设计游戏的能力，深刻了解移动MOBA玩家的需求
• 英语流利

Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result in great games. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to critical and player acclaim. As the most played video game in the world, over 100 million play every month. Players form the foundation of our community and it’s for them that we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience.

We’re looking for humble but ambitious, razor-sharp professionals who can teach us a thing or two. We promise to return the favor. Like us, you take play seriously; you’re passionate about games. We embrace those who see things differently, aren’t afraid to experiment, and who have a healthy disregard for constraints.

That's where you come in.

As a Principal Game Designer, you will own the end to end Design experience for players. You will lead the design and evolution of gameplay, progression, and out-of-game experiences that engages a global player base. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, leveraging your deep understanding of Competitive Player motivations, system design, and mobile game development to delight millions of players around the world. Your leadership will guide the design vision from conception to live operations, ensuring that each system aligns with player experience goals and Riot’s design philosophy. In this role, you will be at the forefront of shaping the next evolution of the MOBA genre for mobile players. You will report to the Executive Producer on the team.

As a Rioter in China, you'll join a team of internationally and culturally diverse professionals that share our prioritization of player experience, rejection of convention and maniacal passion for gaming.

To reinforce Riot’s collaborative culture in our China offices, we’ve decided to do away with the constraints of traditional hierarchical title structures that are more common in the region. Titles don’t really matter at any of Riot’s offices, but we chose to take this extra step in our China offices to foster a space where teamwork thrives. We believe that removing this constraint will promote individual autonomy, ownership, collaboration, and a focus on results. We promise you won’t need a title at Riot to make an impact.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of core game loop systems for Wild Rift, including onboarding, progression systems, and meta-game features.
• Define what good looks like for core MOBA gameplay elements such as core combat, champions, gameplay, and balance.
• Collaborate with Creative and Publishing disciplines to ensure the end to end design vision is consistent and fully realized from a player’s perspective
• Establish a collaboration framework with Design leads of other League Studios titles such that learnings and breakthroughs are shared across the Studio
• Translate high-level product goals into actionable design frameworks and deliverables by creating clear design documentation that can be evaluated and implemented by non-designers
• Establish design best practices for player feedback, player journey, and feature implementation.
• Participate in playtests and user research to gather insights for design improvements.
• Mentor and guide other designers, providing constructive feedback and fostering a collaborative design culture.

Required Qualifications:

• 8 + years of experience in professional Game Design, at least 3 years as Lead Game Design for live games
• Experience designing and shipping a competitive or MOBA game
• Expertise in gameplay, and/or system design
• Ability to balance product goals with design decisions
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across disciplines.
• Deep knowledge and passion for League of Legends and the Wild Rift player base.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with level design, character design, and live-game balance
• Experience with Incubation and R&D processes, including prototyping, pitching, and market validation
• Proven ability to design for mobile platforms and a deep understanding of mobile MOBA players' needs.
• Business fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English

Our Perks

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.