The Lead Mission Designer job posting lists responsibilities such as “lead the level design team through strong mentorship,” and “Shepherd campaign mission and level development from paper through completion.”
As per job listings on the Microsoft career page, The Coalition, the first-party Xbox studio responsible for the Gears of War franchise, is currently looking to fill several vacancies for the next Gears game.
These job postings now a year later, show that the next Gears project is still in relatively early stages.
The beloved IP started in 2006 when the first game, of the same name, was released exclusively for the Xbox 360.