Lead & Sr. Level Designer – Orange County
Lead requires 6+ years exp.
Sr. requires 4+ years exp.
Company is seeking a Lead & Sr. Level Designer to work on our new original IP, a 3rd person action adventure game for the PlayStation 4.
We are seeking sharp, ambitious, visionary talent to join our team. A candidate should have shipped or is about to ship at least one high profile title.
Skills Required:
• Minimum 6 years design experience
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Able to focus and work without micro-management
• Ability to take direction and accept critical review of your work
• Clear understanding and appreciation of schedules and milestones
• 3D game level building experience
• Ability to create fun and exciting gameplay using a complex array of mechanics.
• Strong understanding of aesthetics as it relates to level layout and presentation
• Passion for and broad knowledge of console games with an ability to critically analyze them
Responsibilities:
• Development of design documentation for level progression (flow) , level layouts and 3D block-outs for in-engine playtesting.
• Bring new ideas to the table in regards to every facet of the game; mechanics, story, missions, and more
• Work closely with the artists and programmers to take ideas from conception to implementation
Additional Skills (Pluses):
• Understanding of basic programming or scripting languages (LUA, Perl, JavaScript, etc) a plus
• Maya experience
