Senior Level Designer
Activision
Senior Level Designer
Job Description
Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for an Senior Level Designer to join the development of a new IP. You will improve, develop, and innovate rendering techniques for AAA titles. You will work closely with engineers and artists to bring excitement to life on the screen. As a leader on the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.You’ll help us by…Partnering with the Gameplay Director to set the overall vision and direction for combat, mission, and gameplay design. Take ownership of creating level design principles for the whole game level design – supporting combat encounters, gameplay systems, narrative scenes, world systems and navigation. Work together with other teams on technical solutions, pipelines and tools supporting level design implementation. Take ownership of level design in a gameplay prototype – from ideation to final quality implementation. Support hires, training and mentoring of level designers. Analyze, pitch, prototype, and develop missions and open-world content for an unannounced AAA project Create one-page designs, mission briefs, system outlines, and whatever other communication tools are necessary for succinctly and effectively communicating vision. Leverage technical expertise to implement systems in proprietary tools. Collaborate with multiple disciplines, ensuring partners are involved and informed throughout development. Provide regular active feedback across all of your features, and across the game as a whole. Remain current on industry trends including new game genres, new game design techniques, and trending audio-visual excellence. You’re awesome because you have… 8+ years of experience shipping AAA titlesProven experience driving level design teams and technical pipelines Ability to communicate design vision and to align vision within the team. Experience with versatile game development tools such as Unity, Unreal, or similar proprietary tools. Extensive player experience with games, including action, RPG, open world, and online titles. Extraordinary self-motivation and initiative, and a positive attitude in the face of challenges. Bonus points for… Major recognition in your field of work Experience in adjacent disciplines such as quest design, environment art, programming, etc.Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
Locations
- Warsaw, Poland
- Malmö, Sweden
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Estimated Salary Rangehigh confidence
125,000 - 175,000 USD / yearly
Source: grok estimate
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Level design principlesintermediate
- Technical solutions, pipelines and toolsintermediate
- Ideation to final quality implementationintermediate
- Hires, training and mentoringintermediate
- Analyze, pitch, prototype, and develop missions and open-world contentintermediate
- Create one-page designs, mission briefs, system outlinesintermediate
- Implement systems in proprietary toolsintermediate
- Collaborate with multiple disciplinesintermediate
- Provide regular active feedbackintermediate
- Remain current on industry trendsintermediate
- Driving level design teams and technical pipelinesintermediate
- Communicate design visionintermediate
- Experience with Unity, Unreal, or similar proprietary toolsintermediate
- Extensive player experience with action, RPG, open world, and online titlesintermediate
- Self-motivation and initiativeintermediate
- Positive attitude in the face of challengesintermediate
- renderingintermediate
- quest designintermediate
- environment artintermediate
- design techniquesintermediate
- unrealintermediate
- game developmentintermediate
- trendingintermediate
- rpgintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience shipping AAA titles (experience, 8 years)
- Proven experience driving level design teams and technical pipelines (experience)
- Ability to communicate design vision and to align vision within the team. (experience)
- Experience with versatile game development tools such as Unity, Unreal, or similar proprietary tools. (experience)
- Extensive player experience with games, including action, RPG, open world, and online titles. (experience)
- Extraordinary self-motivation and initiative, and a positive attitude in the face of challenges. (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Major recognition in your field of work (experience)
- Experience in adjacent disciplines such as quest design, environment art, programming, etc. (experience)
Responsibilities
- Partnering with the Gameplay Director to set the overall vision and direction for combat, mission, and gameplay design.
- Take ownership of creating level design principles for the whole game level design – supporting combat encounters, gameplay systems, narrative scenes, world systems and navigation.
- Work together with other teams on technical solutions, pipelines and tools supporting level design implementation.
- Take ownership of level design in a gameplay prototype – from ideation to final quality implementation.
- Support hires, training and mentoring of level designers.
- Analyze, pitch, prototype, and develop missions and open-world content for an unannounced AAA project
- Create one-page designs, mission briefs, system outlines, and whatever other communication tools are necessary for succinctly and effectively communicating vision.
- Leverage technical expertise to implement systems in proprietary tools.
- Collaborate with multiple disciplines, ensuring partners are involved and informed throughout development.
- Provide regular active feedback across all of your features, and across the game as a whole.
- Remain current on industry trends including new game genres, new game design techniques, and trending audio-visual excellence.
Benefits
- general: Committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment
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Senior Level Designer
Activision
Senior Level Designer
Job Description
Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for an Senior Level Designer to join the development of a new IP. You will improve, develop, and innovate rendering techniques for AAA titles. You will work closely with engineers and artists to bring excitement to life on the screen. As a leader on the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.You’ll help us by…Partnering with the Gameplay Director to set the overall vision and direction for combat, mission, and gameplay design. Take ownership of creating level design principles for the whole game level design – supporting combat encounters, gameplay systems, narrative scenes, world systems and navigation. Work together with other teams on technical solutions, pipelines and tools supporting level design implementation. Take ownership of level design in a gameplay prototype – from ideation to final quality implementation. Support hires, training and mentoring of level designers. Analyze, pitch, prototype, and develop missions and open-world content for an unannounced AAA project Create one-page designs, mission briefs, system outlines, and whatever other communication tools are necessary for succinctly and effectively communicating vision. Leverage technical expertise to implement systems in proprietary tools. Collaborate with multiple disciplines, ensuring partners are involved and informed throughout development. Provide regular active feedback across all of your features, and across the game as a whole. Remain current on industry trends including new game genres, new game design techniques, and trending audio-visual excellence. You’re awesome because you have… 8+ years of experience shipping AAA titlesProven experience driving level design teams and technical pipelines Ability to communicate design vision and to align vision within the team. Experience with versatile game development tools such as Unity, Unreal, or similar proprietary tools. Extensive player experience with games, including action, RPG, open world, and online titles. Extraordinary self-motivation and initiative, and a positive attitude in the face of challenges. Bonus points for… Major recognition in your field of work Experience in adjacent disciplines such as quest design, environment art, programming, etc.Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
Locations
- Warsaw, Poland
- Malmö, Sweden
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Estimated Salary Rangehigh confidence
125,000 - 175,000 USD / yearly
Source: grok estimate
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Level design principlesintermediate
- Technical solutions, pipelines and toolsintermediate
- Ideation to final quality implementationintermediate
- Hires, training and mentoringintermediate
- Analyze, pitch, prototype, and develop missions and open-world contentintermediate
- Create one-page designs, mission briefs, system outlinesintermediate
- Implement systems in proprietary toolsintermediate
- Collaborate with multiple disciplinesintermediate
- Provide regular active feedbackintermediate
- Remain current on industry trendsintermediate
- Driving level design teams and technical pipelinesintermediate
- Communicate design visionintermediate
- Experience with Unity, Unreal, or similar proprietary toolsintermediate
- Extensive player experience with action, RPG, open world, and online titlesintermediate
- Self-motivation and initiativeintermediate
- Positive attitude in the face of challengesintermediate
- renderingintermediate
- quest designintermediate
- environment artintermediate
- design techniquesintermediate
- unrealintermediate
- game developmentintermediate
- trendingintermediate
- rpgintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience shipping AAA titles (experience, 8 years)
- Proven experience driving level design teams and technical pipelines (experience)
- Ability to communicate design vision and to align vision within the team. (experience)
- Experience with versatile game development tools such as Unity, Unreal, or similar proprietary tools. (experience)
- Extensive player experience with games, including action, RPG, open world, and online titles. (experience)
- Extraordinary self-motivation and initiative, and a positive attitude in the face of challenges. (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Major recognition in your field of work (experience)
- Experience in adjacent disciplines such as quest design, environment art, programming, etc. (experience)
Responsibilities
- Partnering with the Gameplay Director to set the overall vision and direction for combat, mission, and gameplay design.
- Take ownership of creating level design principles for the whole game level design – supporting combat encounters, gameplay systems, narrative scenes, world systems and navigation.
- Work together with other teams on technical solutions, pipelines and tools supporting level design implementation.
- Take ownership of level design in a gameplay prototype – from ideation to final quality implementation.
- Support hires, training and mentoring of level designers.
- Analyze, pitch, prototype, and develop missions and open-world content for an unannounced AAA project
- Create one-page designs, mission briefs, system outlines, and whatever other communication tools are necessary for succinctly and effectively communicating vision.
- Leverage technical expertise to implement systems in proprietary tools.
- Collaborate with multiple disciplines, ensuring partners are involved and informed throughout development.
- Provide regular active feedback across all of your features, and across the game as a whole.
- Remain current on industry trends including new game genres, new game design techniques, and trending audio-visual excellence.
Benefits
- general: Committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment
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