Principal Quest Designer

2 Months ago • 7 Years + • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Elsewhere Entertainment seeks a Principal Quest Designer to build and implement creative quest content for a new IP. Responsibilities include collaborating with designers, engineers, and artists to carry quest design from initial pitch to final implementation, championing core values, and mentoring team members. The role involves creating fun, memorable campaign experiences, designing functional game content, providing constructive feedback, and acting as a liaison to other departments. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience as a professional Game Designer, experience with technical game design, strong collaboration skills, and a passion for creating inclusive and engaging gameplay.
Must have:
  • 7+ years game design experience
  • Shipped 1+ titles
  • Technical game design skills
  • Collaboration & feedback skills
  • Independent work & ownership
  • Concept pitching & communication
  • Organization & meeting deadlines
  • Modern game understanding
Good to have:
  • AAA game experience
  • Industry recognition
  • Indie game development
  • Narrative design experience
  • Experience with pen & paper games

Job Details

Job Title:

Principal Quest Designer

Requisition ID:

R024419

Job Description:

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Principal Quest Designer to join the development of a new IP.  

As a Principal Quest Designer, you will build and implement creative quest content and mentor members of a growing and exciting design team at Elsewhere Entertainment. You will collaborate with a team of designers, engineers, artists, producers, and QA to carry quest design from initial pitch into final implementation, and be a champion of Elsewhere's core values. We value diverse voices and varied backgrounds, and we're looking for individuals to help us build fun, compelling, and inclusive gameplay and experiences for Elsewhere Entertainment

 
Feed your creativity while driving building our game’s world and campaign experience. Collaborate with our highly-skilled team to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining.  

 
As a member of the design department, you’ll create fun and memorable campaign experiences by designing and implementing the many types of campaign content that players can engage with in our game. 

 
As a member of the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.  If you’re a passionate game designer and a positive, respectful collaborator who enjoys cross-department communication and creative problem-solving as a part of your workflow, we’d love to talk to you.  

 
You’ll help us by…  

  • Being responsible for the development of our game’s campaign experience 

  • Supporting and enlarging on a new intellectual property’s foundational lore 

  • Collaborating with the narrative team and other design departments in crafting the game’s locations, characters, factions, content, and plots 

  • Designing and implementing functional game content and becoming proficient in using our tools 

  • Providing constructive feedback on others’ work and acting as a liaison to other departments, conveying the consistent design vision 

  • Mentoring staff and associate game designers 

 
You’re awesome because you have… 

  • Proven experience (7+ years) as a professional Game Designer (or some combination of applicable training and experience) and have shipped 1 or more titles 

  • Experience with technical game design (implementation in tools, game logic, visual scripting, etc) 

  • Ability to collaborate and thrive as part of a creative team and comfortable with self-critique and accepting outside feedback 

  • Eagerness to work independently; are dedicated in taking ownership of tasks in a highly confidential environment 

  • Creativity in problem solving and a passionate about putting the team first 

  • Experience pitching game design concepts in a clear, detailed manner, through strong written and verbal skills 

  • Organization methods and the capability to meet agreed timelines 

  • Habit of regularly playing and understanding modern video games and a voracious appetite for consuming genre films, television, games, or books 

 
Bonus points for… 

  • Experience with AAA games 

  • Major recognition in your field of work 

  • Having made your own game as a side or indie project 

  • Experience in adjacent fields such as narrative design, environment art, programming, etc 

  • Experience playing and/or crafting pen and paper, board, or trading card games 

 
Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. 

 
Our World 

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences. 

 
We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization. 


We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up. 

 
Ready to Activate Your Future? 

 
#elsewhere 

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