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# Senior Game Designer - Legends (Apex Legends)

- **Company:** Respawn Entertainment, LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $114,300.0 - $156,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Software Bug Management, Rapid Prototyping Process, Apex Code, Scripting
- **Published:** July 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/p8bucus7fc

## About the Role

Apex Legends is looking for a Senior Game Designer who will help us create exciting and innovative new characters. You'll work on new Legends from early prototype through release. You have experience on a live service game in character design, and have strong enough technical and scripting abilities to work independently., * 5+ years professional experience as a game designer on a multiplayer game

 * Experience in rapid prototyping and iterative design
 * Understanding of game feel and polish
 * Solid technical understanding of scripting and 3D action game fundamentals
 * Strong track record in design and balance
 * Played and formed a lot of opinions about many live games
 * Strong opinions on how we could do better and a drive to accomplish them

## Description

* Work with other disciplines to create the concept for a character
 * Create a playtestable prototype by kitbashing existing assets
 * See the character through production, including tuning, polishing, and writing robust, shippable script
 * Hold and communicate the vision for the character to your collaborators in other departments
 * Ensure a high quality release by bug fixing, balancing, and creating a thematically cohesive character
 * Work with other designers on to improve multiple parts of Apex
 * Playtest frequently and provide high quality feedback.


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