Senior Gameplay Designer

2K
Burnaby
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeCAD 75,700 - 135,500 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Skills: ["Collaboration","Communication","Leadership","Proactive","Hands-on"]

Own the vision for a major gameplay area as a “Product Owner,” aligning player needs and product goals with the Gameplay Design Director. Lead a feature team (5–10 developers) to craft and steer authentic sports behaviors through system design, documentation, backlog prioritization, and QA collaboration. Inspire and align designers, engineers, animators, and artists while delivering highly polished, second-to-second gameplay for the next sports franchise.

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Senior Gameplay Designer

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Job Summary

Own the vision for a major gameplay area as a “Product Owner,” aligning player needs and product goals with the Gameplay Design Director. Lead a feature team (5–10 developers) to craft and steer authentic sports behaviors through system design, documentation, backlog prioritization, and QA collaboration. Inspire and align designers, engineers, animators, and artists while delivering highly polished, second-to-second gameplay for the next sports franchise.
Location: Burnaby
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as “Product Owner” for your gameplay area by understanding target players, product goals, and the competitive landscape.
  • •Collaborate with the Gameplay Design Director to define the vision for a significant gameplay area.
  • •Lead your feature team (5–10 developers) by partnering with producers and tech peers, driving backlog generation and prioritization.
  • •Craft the design by collaborating with your team to deliver on feature visions and manage timely design documentation.
  • •Steer implementation by working with engineers, animators, artists, and QA to execute the vision and evaluate progress and game quality.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 75,700 - 135,500 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife Insurance401kEquityPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Passion for sports and sports video games.
  • •Experience designing high-quality “second-to-second” game experiences.
  • •Experience with systemic game design.
  • •Experience leading a feature team (7+ developers).
  • •Experience working with Animation SEs and animators, familiar with animation technology (Blend techniques, Masking, Procedural Animation).
Experience:Sports gamesGame development
Skills:CollaborationCommunicationLeadershipProactiveHands-on
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Procedural animationBlend techniquesMasking

Company Brief

2K
2K is a video game publisher and developer known for sports, action, and strategy franchises such as NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Borderlands, and Sid Meier’s Civilization. It operates as a major label within Take-Two Interactive.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Novato, United States
Founded: 2005
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