Core Gameplay Designer

DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment), the award-winning studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, is best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise, the Star Wars: Battlefront franchise, and the very creative game Mirror’s Edge.

We work through our 4 guiding values: Passion with Purpose, Creative Innovation, Everything Quality, and One Community. Our people are the backbone and driving force to our creative products. As such, we are dedicated to providing everyone the chance to express themselves and be their very best with a common cause.

We are looking for an experienced Core Gameplay Designer to join our live first-person shooter development team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in gameplay design, balancing, and implementation, as well as a passion for creating engaging and immersive player experiences with a live service approach in mind. They should ideally have experience of working on core systems such as weapons, as well as the creation of other hardware assets, and be able to balance those elements within an existing

Responsibilities:

• Balance existing content and design new hardware content to ensure a fair and enjoyable player experience
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to design and implement new core gameplay features and mechanics
• Stay up to date with community feedback game and drive positive change
• Participate in playtests to evaluate and iterate on gameplay mechanics
• Ensure that all design work is executed to a high standard and is on schedule

Requirements:

• Strong background in core gameplay design, balancing and implementation
• Experience working on live games and familiar with the live game development cycle
• Strong understanding of first-person shooter genre and core gameplay of weapons and hardware
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for creating engaging and immersive player experiences
• Strong understanding of game engines and scripting languages
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment