Senior Encounter Designer

Boston, NH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for an experienced passionate and talented Senior Encounter Designer to join our Cyberpunk 2 development team. This person will take ownership of working directly with the Lead Encounter Designer and cross-discipline team members to help formulate solutions for and help create memorable gameplay encounters that will thrill and excite our players.

Daily responsibilities

Work with the Lead Encounter Designer Quest Open World Level Design Environment and Gameplay teams to design memorable combat encounters based on predefined narrative environmental and gameplay themes.
Adjust predefined quests and locations by utilizing NPC setups interactive objects loot and environment to create a challenging playthrough with multiple solutions.
Work with Level Designers and Environmental Artists to ensure level geometry serves the needs of combat encounters.
Mentor and guide junior encounter designers.
Dedicate yourself to understanding all player verbs allowing yourself to craft divergent experiences that cater to all available playstyles.

Qualifications :

5 years of games industry experience in a developer role.
Knowledge and experience working with Unreal or similar development toolset.
Experience working with Blueprints or similar visual scripting languages.
Experience designing and spearheading development of both bespoke and systemic combat encounters.
Both analytic and creative thinking abilities.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly articulate design ideas and concepts verbally or with robust documentation.
Passion for role-playing games and shooters with a clear idea of what makes for a great encounter in those genres.
A highly collaborative demeanor / attitude.

Additional Information :

The application window for this position will close by 05/31/2026.

This job requires working in Boston US.
Working mode: in-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity.

Remote roles in the US are only available to candidates that reside in the following states: California Colorado Connecticut Florida Illinois Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Texas Washington Wisconsin.

Health & Well-Being

Company-paid medical healthcare (dental vision and mental).
Free mental health support including access to counseling psychiatric care and a variety of well-being webinars.
Paid leave 20 days of holiday per year (26 days after two years).
401K with employer matching.
Gym Membership Reimbursement.
Menstrual leave employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain.
RED Parents Network support for working parents including childcare benefits and family-friendly events.

Perks & Professional Growth

Flexible working hours.
Trainings lectures and courses internal workshops knowledge-sharing initiatives online tutorials and e-learning classes are all available.
A welcome pack filled with goodies to help you feel right at home once you join the team.

Life in the Office

Dog-friendly office bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! Theres always a furry friend or two to meet.
Truly international working environment a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
No dress-code we like to keep it casual.

This position is a new role.

Estimated pay range for this position: $101200 - $168300 USD annually

At CD PROJEKT RED compensation for our roles in North America are determined based on competitive market data geographic location and individual factors tied to business needs. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience qualifications and location.

If youve observed any irregularities (i.e. legal or ethical violations) in our recruitment process please click here to report them anonymously.

#LIHybrid

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for an experienced passionate and talented Senior Encounter Designer to join our Cyberpunk 2 development team. This person will take ownership of working directly with the Lead Encounter Designer and cross-discipline team members to help formulate solutions for and help cre...

Daily responsibilities

Work with the Lead Encounter Designer Quest Open World Level Design Environment and Gameplay teams to design memorable combat encounters based on predefined narrative environmental and gameplay themes.
Adjust predefined quests and locations by utilizing NPC setups interactive objects loot and environment to create a challenging playthrough with multiple solutions.
Work with Level Designers and Environmental Artists to ensure level geometry serves the needs of combat encounters.
Mentor and guide junior encounter designers.
Dedicate yourself to understanding all player verbs allowing yourself to craft divergent experiences that cater to all available playstyles.

Qualifications :

5 years of games industry experience in a developer role.
Knowledge and experience working with Unreal or similar development toolset.
Experience working with Blueprints or similar visual scripting languages.
Experience designing and spearheading development of both bespoke and systemic combat encounters.
Both analytic and creative thinking abilities.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly articulate design ideas and concepts verbally or with robust documentation.
Passion for role-playing games and shooters with a clear idea of what makes for a great encounter in those genres.
A highly collaborative demeanor / attitude.

Additional Information :

The application window for this position will close by 05/31/2026.

Health & Well-Being

Company-paid medical healthcare (dental vision and mental).
Free mental health support including access to counseling psychiatric care and a variety of well-being webinars.
Paid leave 20 days of holiday per year (26 days after two years).
401K with employer matching.
Gym Membership Reimbursement.
Menstrual leave employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain.
RED Parents Network support for working parents including childcare benefits and family-friendly events.

Perks & Professional Growth

Flexible working hours.
Trainings lectures and courses internal workshops knowledge-sharing initiatives online tutorials and e-learning classes are all available.
A welcome pack filled with goodies to help you feel right at home once you join the team.

Life in the Office

Dog-friendly office bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! Theres always a furry friend or two to meet.
Truly international working environment a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
No dress-code we like to keep it casual.

This position is a new role.

Estimated pay range for this position: $101200 - $168300 USD annually

If youve observed any irregularities (i.e. legal or ethical violations) in our recruitment process please click here to report them anonymously.

#LIHybrid

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

Mechanical Design
Layout Design
CAD
Adobe Creative Suite
Creo
Sheet Metal
Drafting
Adobe Photoshop
Autocad
Adobe Illustrator
Sketch
Adobe Indesign

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