Associate Technical Level Designer

2 weeks ago


Los Angeles, United States PlayStation Global Full time
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Join the award-winning team that created God of War

Santa Monica Studio is seeking an Associate Technical Level Designer for the development of a new unannounced title

This individual will work side by side with our Level Design, Systems Design, Combat Design and Engineering teams, supporting innovative and ambitious content through solving scripting, workflow and implementation problems.

As an Associate Technical Level Designer, you will collaborate with design, art, and engineering to creatively solve challenging technical problems. You have a strong computer science and/or scripting background working on a video game team. Help us create amazing world leading games that will set the PS5 apart from the rest
Responsibilities
  • Work closely with the level designers and combat designers to create interactive objects and set pieces within the larger game
  • Solve challenging technical problems using creative and innovative ideas
  • Work with the Tools team to optimize workflows
  • Author, troubleshoot, and maintain complex scripted scenarios
  • Identify and solve technical issues for the other designers as the product goes through Alpha, Beta, and Final
  • Provide team-facing documentation to inform and guide the work of downstream groups
  • Participate in planning a roadmap to completion for the systems for which you're responsible
  • Understand, interpret, and execute on creative direction in alignment with project goals
  • Playtest and tune gameplay using feedback to inform iteration and quality
Requirements
  • The ideal candidate is part designer and part programmer
  • Experience working in a 3D level editor or other 3D modelling software
  • Experience using text-based and visual scripting languages
  • Experience creating tools and solving technical issues for design
  • Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills
  • Strong written communication skills and the ability to convey abstract concepts
  • Ability to think logically and with attention to detail
  • Knowledge of competitive products and a variety of gameplay genres, as well as a personal understanding of what makes video games fun
  • 1 year in a technical design role on a video game project
Preferred Experience
  • Experience with Maya, especially modelling and animation
  • Expertise working on action games or action RPGs
  • Completion of at least one full AAA development cycle
  • A Computer Science or related degree

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$34.72-$52.12 USD

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