Senior Combat Designer (Enemies / Bosses)

This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. This is a 6-month contract. Insomniac Games is looking for a Senior Combat Designer (Enemies/Bosses). In this role, the Senior Combat Designer (Enemies/Bosses) is accountable for the quality and on-time delivery of combat gameplay, specifically focused on enemies, mini-bosses, and bosses. Designer will be responsible for initial pitches, prototyping, implementation, iteration, polish and balance for AI enemies, smaller-scale mini-bosses, and larger boss encounters, as needed. Work will be done in a highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary pod, under the direction and review of combat and design leads. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Hands-on implementation work on initial design, prototyping, iteration, balance and polish of AI enemy combatants, mini-boss characters, and large-scale boss encounters. Directly implements and iterates on Enemy AI and bosses through proprietary internal tools and scripting systems. Works within a cross-disciplinary pod. Collaborates directly with Gameplay Programming, Animation, and other pod members to best leverage skills and creativity across all departments. Writes and regularly updates clear gameplay system documentation detailing functionality and best practices for using Enemy AI across missions and levels. Gathers and prioritized feedback from multiple sources. Proactively implements changes and improvements in en