Game Designer jobs
Live game designer openings from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source. What the role pays, across markets and seniority: game designer salary.
Game Designer - League of Legends PC, Teamfight Tactics and VALORANT at RiotgamesLos Angeles, USA$88k–$124k2d agoApply
Game Designer at Hardsuit LabsCanada · Remote$51k–$73k5d agoApply
Lead Level Designer at SkillsearchBrighton - Hove, East Sussex1w agoApply- Sr Game Designer (Remote OK) (Argentina) at Red Point LabsArgentina · Remote1w agoApply
Senior Game Designer - Systems & Economy - Fully Remote at SOFTGAMESBerlin1w agoApply
Game Designer - Wheel of Fortune! at ScopelyES - Barcelona, Spain1w agoApply- Principal Game Designer, Combat & Controls - Unpublished R&D Project at Riot GamesLos Angeles, CA1w agoApply
- Principal Game Designer, Combat & Controls - Unpublished R&D Project at RiotgamesLos Angeles, USA1w agoApply
- Senior Narrative Designer - Unpublished R&D Product at RiotgamesShanghai, China1w agoApply
AR Game Designer — Mobile & WebAR at FS StudioCanada; United States · Remote2w agoApply- Principal Game Designer at GramgamescareersLondon3w agoApply
Principal Game Designer at ZyngacareersLondon3w agoApply
Senior Technical Level Designer at LingokidsSpain · RemoteAug 8Apply
Senior Game Designer at CrytekFrankfurtAug 4Apply
Game Designer, AI-Powered Games (Project Based) at Amber StudioBrazil · RemoteJul 28Apply- Game Designer, Combat - Unpublished R&D Product (Contract) at Riot GamesShanghai, ChinaJul 28Apply
Senior Game Designer at Nimble Giant EntertainmentUnited States · RemoteJul 19Apply- Senior Narrative Designer - Unannounced Title at ScopelyUS - Culver City, United States; US - United States$124k–$187kJul 17Apply
Senior Game Designer (Combat) at NaughtydogUnited States, Santa Monica, CA$145k–$181kJul 16Apply
Level Designer at Devoted StudiosCanada, · RemoteJul 15Apply- Senior Game Designer, Balancing & Economy - Unpublished R&D Product at RiotgamesShanghai, ChinaJul 14Apply
- Principal Game Designer (Feature + Systems) at ScopelyIN - Bangalore, IndiaJul 3Apply
- Associate Game Designer, Technical at NaughtydogUnited States, Santa Monica, CAJul 1Apply
Senior Game Designer at EpicgamesCary,North Carolina,United StatesJun 17Apply- Senior Game Designer - Unannounced Project at ScopelyES - Barcelona, SpainJun 2Apply
- Game Designer, Technical (Contingent) at NaughtydogUnited States, Santa Monica, CAJun 2Apply
- Senior Level Designer at EpicgamesBLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$145k–$241kJun 2Apply
- Game Designer, Activities at EpicgamesVancouver,British Columbia,Canada$108k–$158kJun 1Apply
- Lead Gameplay Designer at EpicgamesBLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$145k–$212kJun 1Apply
- Game Designer, Mobile at EpicgamesPorto Alegre,Rio Grande do Sul,BrazilMay 21Apply
- Narrative Designer 资深文案策划 - Unpublished R&D Product at RiotgamesGuangzhou, ChinaMay 19Apply
- Senior Game Designer, Combat - Unpublished R&D Product at RiotgamesShanghai, ChinaApr 27Apply
- Game Designer III (Card Rules) - Riftbound at RiotgamesLos Angeles, USA$150k–$210kApr 9Apply
Senior Game Designer, Project R.I.S.E at SupercellShanghaiFeb 25Apply- Lead Game Designer - Monopoly Go! at ScopelyUS - United States$144k–$215kFeb 16Apply
Game Designer & Game Lead at WildlifestudiosSão Paulo, SPJan 14Apply- Game Designer, Combat - Unpublished R&D Product (Contract) at RiotgamesShanghai, ChinaJul 24Apply
- Principal Game Designer, Competitive Systems - VALORANT at RiotgamesLos Angeles, USA; Mercer Island, USAJun 25Apply
What 38 postings say
Computed from the live board on the date of the nightly build · 2 added in the last 7 days · median listing is 53 days old.
| Seniority | Live roles | State pay | Posted band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untagged (mid) | 14 | 4 | — |
| Senior / lead | 24 | 5 | $163k–$180k |
Seniority is read from posting titles; roles with no level in the title are counted as mid. Bands cover only postings that state pay, and only where five or more do.
Skills named most
- Prototyping50%
- Data Analysis32%
- Unreal Engine32%
- System Design26%
- EHR / EMR18%
- Training & Facilitation18%
- Motion Design13%
- Product Management13%
Share of postings naming each skill, from the posting text itself.
Hiring the most right now
- Riotgames9
- Scopely5
- Epicgames5
- Naughtydog3
- Riot Games2
- Hardsuit Labs1
Routes into game designer
The measured pivots that lead here, ranked by how much of the destination a typical origin profile already covers.
- Technical Artist → Game Designer46% readiness
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Senior Game Designer jobs 24Game Designer jobs in North America 16Game Designer jobs in the United States 13Senior Game Designer jobs in the United States 8Game Designer jobs paying over $100k 8Game Designer jobs in Europe 8Game Designer jobs in Asia 8Remote Game Designer jobs 7Game Designer jobs in China 7Game Designer jobs paying over $150k 7Hiring game designers?
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Quick answers
How many game designer jobs are open right now?
Right now there are 38 game designer openings on our board, and 2 of them arrived in the last seven days. 7 of them are fully remote (remote game designer jobs). The board refreshes every night, so the count moves with the market.
How much do game designer jobs pay?
9 of the 38 openings state a salary. Across those, the middle half of posted pay runs from $133k to $180k a year. We only count postings that state pay, so this is what employers are advertising today, not an estimate. For the fuller picture by seniority and market, see the game designer salary page.
What skills do game designer postings ask for?
The three skills game designer postings name most often are Prototyping (50% of postings), Data Analysis (32%) and Unreal Engine (32%). Those percentages are simply how many of the postings we read mention each one, so you can see which are near-universal and which are nice to have. Every skill, defined: the glossary.
Can I move into game designer work from an adjacent role?
Yes, and we can tell you from where. 1 measured routes lead into game designer work. The closest is from technical artist: a typical technical artist profile already covers 46% of what game designer postings ask for, and the route page lists the exact skills that make up the rest.
Listings backfilled from re-displayable sources (company career pages, remote-job boards, and public-sector postings), freshest first, refreshed with the nightly scrape. Each links out to apply at the original posting; PivotHop does not host applications. Salary shown where the posting states it.