Roblox Game Designer

We are seeking a Part Time Game Designer to research, concept, and write clear, production ready documentation for Roblox titles. You will explore trends, analyze competitors, and translate ideas into detailed Game Design Documents that set teams up for efficient prototyping and production.

This role can be based in the Los Angeles office or remote. This position is generally operating during PST core hours MF 9:00 AM 6:00 PM.

Requirements

• Game Concept Development: Research platform trends and market gaps, then propose concepts aligned to audience, brand goals, and Roblox constraints.
• GDD Ownership: Write productionready Game Design Documents covering core loop, mechanics, camera, controls, winfail states, UX flow, and content roadmap.
• Systems & Progression Drafts: Outline progression, rewards, difficulty curves, and early economy scaffolding that support retention goals.
• Monetization Concepts: Propose fair and playerfirst monetization approaches suitable for Roblox, including cosmetics, bundles, and eventbased offers.
• UX Flows & Wireframes: Create feature briefs, user flows, and lightweight wireframes using tools like Figma or Miro.
• Competitive & Player Research: Run lightweight comps analysis, summarize insights, and recommend actionable differentiators.
• Playtesting & Iteration: Define test plans, collect feedback, and update specs to improve clarity, balance, and fun.
• CrossFunctional Collaboration: Partner with producers, engineers, and artists to ensure specs are feasible, scoped, and unambiguous.
• Live Ops Planning (Foundations): Recommend update cadence, limitedtime events, and content pipelines suitable for ongoing operation.
• Documentation Hygiene: Maintain versioned docs, change logs, and clear acceptance criteria for each feature.

• Qualifications

  A strong candidate for this position should have the following qualities:

  • Experience: 2 to 4 years in game design or UGC experience design, with at least one shipped or launched Roblox or comparable live experience preferred.
  • Roblox Familiarity: Expert knowledge of Roblox Studio capabilities, platform guidelines, and best practices for performance and safety.
  • Design Fundamentals: Strong grasp of core loops, systems design, progression, balancing, and player psychology for short session play.
  • Documentation Skill: Excellent written communication with a portfolio of clear Roblox GDDs, feature specs, and flows.
  • Tool Proficiency: Comfortable with Google Workspace, Figma and similar tools.
  • Collaboration: Ability to take feedback, manage scope, and align stakeholders through crisp documentation.

  • Nice To Haves

    • Basic Lua literacy
    • Familiarity with analytics and KPIs
    • Exposure to live ops.
    • Experience in UEFN or Unity

    • Benefits

      $35 $40 per hour (average 20 30 hours per week)

      
      EEO Statement

      Sawhorse Productions is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Sawhorse Productions will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Sawhorse Productions will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.