Senior Progression Designer

Responsibilities

• Design, tune, and implement meaningful progression systems, reward structures, and supporting economies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define tools, workflows, and processes for progression features
• Create and maintain documentation including design briefs, spreadsheets, tuning models, and data visualizations
• Partner with developers to create new content, assets, features, and rewards
• Work with User-Experience Research (UXR) to test design hypotheses and improve player experience
• Implement changes to progression systems based on testing, feedback, and data insights

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in video game progression design, systems design, or economy design
• Experience contributing to shipped games
• Strong knowledge of current trends in game progression and reward design
• Proficiency in data management, spreadsheet modeling, analysis, and visualization
• Ability to translate design goals into practical systems and implementation-ready documentation
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to manage tasks across development phases

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of scripting languages and code
• Comfort working in data tools, tuning pipelines, and implementation-facing workflows

About the Company

Sony Bend Studio is the renowned creator of Days Gone, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, and Syphon Filter. As part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, we create and nurture experiences under the PlayStation brand.