# Mission Designer - Company: [Absurdventures]() - Location: Santa Monica - Team: Game Development - Salary: $100K – $115K - Posted: August 3, 2026 ## Job description **Summary**  We are seeking a Mission Designer to create highly memorable missions that combine best-in-class storytelling with action gameplay for an all-new open world IP built in Unreal Engine 5. As a **Mission Designer**, you will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team and be a hands-on contributor and implementer of story missions including critical path and side missions alongside single-player campaign features.  **Core Responsibilities**  * Own implementation of engaging, diverse, innovative missions within a story-driven, open-world game. * Work with the Lead Mission Designer to develop best practices and robust solutions for faster iteration across the team. * Challenge the status quo and demonstrate understanding of where open-world mission design can change and where it’s already working. * Build brand new, innovative game systems for missions that can help define core features across the rest of the game. * Leverage the game's existing open-world systems and mechanics to create dynamic and unpredictable mission experiences that adapt to player choices and actions. * Provide feedback to other mission designers to improve the quality of the design and storytelling. * Create documentation to support missions, mission tools, and game features developed for missions. * Ability to implement and design changes based on play testing data from both internal and external sources. **Core Qualifications**  * 1-2+ years of experience building mission content, ideally within an open-world game. * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. * Innovative thinker with creative problem-solving skills who can thrive in a collaborative team environment. * High-quality portfolio showcasing previous scripting, encounter or mission design work in games. * Strong understanding of storytelling and narrative design. **Plus If...** * Experience building game-wide systems or features. * Experience with level design, blockout or world-building. * Experience in UE4 or UE5. * Experience working with co-development partners. * Experience working on an open world title. **Description**  * Full time job with benefits * Role is on-site in Santa Monica, CA * Office is located near downtown Santa Monica – near metro and freeways. The base pay range for this position is $100,000 to $115,000 per year. Actual compensation is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a competitive package of benefits including vacation time, sick time, company holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) matching to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. ## Apply [Apply on Absurdventures]() Canonical job page: