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Principal Game Designer - League of Legends, ARAM Mayhem

Riot Games

Los Angeles · 8+ years experience · Posted Sep 29, 2026

At a glance

Experience
8+ years experience
Location
Los Angeles

About the role

  • The Principal Game Designer for ARAM: Mayhem will lead the team responsible for improving and growing this game mode within League of Legends.
  • This role involves defining design standards for game updates, developing new content and systems, and mentoring other designers to ensure high-quality, player-focused experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement Augments and other content that demonstrate exemplary gameplay satisfaction.
  • Provide direction, mentorship, and feedback to other game designers.
  • Conduct early stage discovery on new projects to validate direction through iteration and playtesting.
  • Contribute to team processes that operationalize design goals and ensure reliable, sustainable, high-quality delivery of content.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in professional Game Development
  • High familiarity with League of Legends and understanding of League players
  • Experience designing sets or other content streams for a live service game
  • Demonstrated proficiency in scripting in at least one engine in a shipped title

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Parental leave
  • 401k with company match

Skills

  • Scripting
  • Live Service Design

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Principal Game Designer - League of Legends, ARAM Mayhem

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