Game Designer II – Activity Designer (Live Service PvPvE Shooter | Proprietary Engine)

Department: Design

Location: Eugene, OR

Compensation: $89,000 - $105,000 / year

Description

Join Pipeworks Studios as a Game Designer II (Activity Designer) and help build competitive, replayable activities for a high-profile live service shooter. You’ll collaborate with Activity, AI, Investment/Progression, and Engineering partners to design and implement encounters, events, and systems that scale from AI spawning and difficulty frameworks to rulesets that keep players engaged season after season.

Our studio is based in Eugene, OR and this role is available for fully remote, hybrid, or fully in-office work.



Key Responsibilities

Day to Day

• Design, document, build, and maintain encounters and activities for competitive and cooperative play (PvPvE).
• Implement AI spawn logic, difficulty bands, and activity frameworks; integrate objectives, modifiers, and rewards into readable, replayable loops.
• Partner closely with engineering and adjacent design disciplines to negotiate solutions, unblock pipelines, and raise quality.
• Act as a go-to implementer for complex, cross disciplinary content; create clear documentation, flows, and best practice guidelines.
  
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Must Haves

• Prior experience as a level, scripting, or systems designer on a largescale live service game.
• Demonstrable systemic design thinking and decision making; solid instincts for how core systems impact moment-to-moment play.
• Strong cross discipline communication and collaboration skills; comfort leading work across global time zones.
• Excellent documentation habits; ability to formalize processes and futureproof content.
• Hands on with in-engine visual scripting and content debugging; comfortable working with proprietary tools.

Nice to haves

• Experience designing/operating activities, missions, or seasonal events with modifiers and reward structures.
• Familiarity with AI behavior usage, encounter orchestration, and spawn systems.
• Experience defining or improving production pipelines and content workflows.
• Programming familiarity (e.g., C++/C#/Python/Java) sufficient to collaborate closely with engineers.

Education & Experience

• 8+ years of professional game design experience.
• 2+ shipped AA/AAA titles, ideally including live service content ownership.
  
  

Benefits

Flexible Working Environment
Almost all of our roles allow for your choice of work location. We're happy to support our team no matter how they prefer to work: remote, in office, or hybrid.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401K with employer match
• Employer Paid Life Insurance Policy
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 20 Paid Company Holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fitness Club Discounts
• Sports Team Sponsorship
• Annual Company Events
• Project Wrap Parties

A Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Pipeworks Studios recognizes the importance of creating an environment where all of our employees feel included and empowered to bring ideas to the the table. We value each employee's unique experiences and perspectives and recognize that it is both the smart and right thing to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization.

By diversifying our workforce, increasing equity, and ensuring that our individual differences are valued, we are better able to deliver an experience that reflects, inspires, and connects with our audience... because games are for everyone!

Pipeworks provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

Go to Pipeworks.com to see some of our continued efforts and our latest Demographic Report.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications in a job description. Our top priority is finding the best candidate for the job and if you are interested in the position, we would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications.