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Lead Designer, Levels

Monolith Productions | Kirkland WA 98034 USA | Full Time | Posted: 10/11/2012

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About Monolith Productions:

Monolith Productions, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is located in Kirkland, Washington, and develops games for the PC and next-generation platforms.

Over the past 10 years, Monolith has risen to critical acclaim with products such as the FEAR franchise, the Condemned series, the No One Lives Forever franchise, Aliens vs. Predator 2; and Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. Monolith has focused primarily on first person action games with a strong emphasis on storytelling and atmosphere. In addition, Monolith has extensive internal expertise creating cutting edge tools and technology to support our products. The company’s number one goal is to create fun, compelling games to excite the imaginations of gamers everywhere.

Since its inception, Monolith has been fortunate to have talented and dedicated team members who have helped it evolve into a company that not only builds great games but also strives to create a fun and interesting work environment for all employees.

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SUMMARY OF POSITION

WB Games Inc. seeks a Lead Designer who will be responsible for working with the team to define the game design, with particular focus on the design, implementation, and scripting of Levels. You will work with the team to ensure the creation of detailed quest / narrative structure, and compelling paper designs for levels and encounters that fit within that structure. You will create examples of these designs to set the standards for the rest of the design team, through the use of proprietary and 3rd party tools. The Lead Designer is responsible for collaborating with the rest of the design team, artists, and engineers to ensure their levels are fun, interesting, and performance. The Lead Designer also works with the QA and Playtest groups throughout development to address critical feedback and make sure their levels play and perform as intended.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES


  • Work with World Design and Art teams to concept and implement compelling levels using proprietary WB tools and industry standard software.

  • Mentor the design team focused on world construction, providing regular feedback on their work. Assists Production with writing performance reviews.

  • Work closely with QA and Consumer playtest groups to identify and resolve level design / Gameplay issues.

  • Create and maintain living design documentation that keeps pace with the project's progress and accurately conveys all necessary information to Design, Art, and Programming.

  • Own the development and documentation of the standards and best practices of level construction for the Design team.

  • Participate in play tests of other WB games and provide meaningful, actionable feedback.

  • Deconstruct competitive product and summarize to design group.


    JOB REQUIREMENTS

  • Associate degree or equivalent job experience preferred.

  • 8+ years of game design experience required.

  • Shipped at least 3 console/PC titles as a designer or equivalent, with at least one of those being in the 3rd person action 3rd person action/adventure genre.

  • An understanding of gameplay flow and systems.

  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with programmers, artists, and other designers.

  • Experience managing small design team with their day to day tasks preferred.

  • Familiarity with a variety of editors and scripting languages required.

  • Comprehensive knowledge of game design principles, the computer gaming industry and its products.

  • Professional experience working with level design on a large-scale project.

  • Effectively work under the pressure of competing demands and short time lines.

  • Willing to commit to the team in terms of time & effort given.

    This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.

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    Location Kirkland, WA, 98034, United States
    Job Level Senior
    Categories Game / Level Designer / Creative Director
    Pref Degree Associate Degree/Higher National Diploma
    Work Site On site

    Location Maptop

    Kirkland, WA, 98034, United States

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    Contact Name Dan Williams
    How to apply Applications are no longer accepted for this job posting.
    Primary Phone (425) 739-1625
    Job Code 133311BR