SEGA has opened a new recruitment listing for a Lead Planner and Part Leader position on the Sonic series, giving a small look at the kind of development talent the company is seeking for future entries in the franchise.
The role is part of SEGA’s Second Business Division and is focused on bringing in new talent who can help take on a central role in Sonic series titles. According to the listing, SEGA is looking for someone who can serve as either a Part Leader or a broader leader across the planning team.
The Lead Planner responsibilities include working closely with the director and other section leaders, overseeing the overall game design, managing progress across the planning team, creating specifications, and guiding implementation work.
For the Part Leader side of the role, the successful candidate would oversee the game design and progress of their assigned section, while also handling specification creation and implementation progress.
SEGA’s required qualifications include at least three years of development experience on console titles, experience as a Lead Planner or Part Leader, and hands-on in-game production experience in areas such as field level design, missions, player actions, or enemies. Communication skills are also required, and foreign applicants must have Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 certification.
Preferred qualifications include experience developing platform action games, experience with level design in action games, and an interest in the Sonic series.
The position is listed as a full-time employee role, though SEGA notes that a contract employee offer may be made depending on the applicant’s skills and experience. The salary range is listed between ¥5 million and ¥9 million per year, with the role based at SEGA’s headquarters in Osaki, Tokyo.
As always with recruitment listings, this should not be treated as confirmation of any specific unannounced Sonic game. However, the listing does show that SEGA is continuing to recruit experienced development staff for the Sonic series, particularly in areas directly tied to action game design, level design, missions, player actions, and enemy implementation.
With Sonic’s 35th anniversary now underway and SEGA continuing to expand the franchise across games, films, music, merchandise, and live events, the listing points to continued investment in the series’ future development pipeline.
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