Senior Expert Technical Designer
Role Overview
• Partner with the Gameplay Director and Content Director to set the overall vision and direction for gameplay and content designs.
• Take ownership of creating technical design rules and principles for the whole game.
• Work together with other teams on technical solutions, pipelines and tools supporting gameplay and content design implementation.
• Take ownership of technical design in a gameplay prototype – from ideation to final quality implementation.
• Support hires, training and mentoring of technical designers.
• Analyze, pitch, prototype, and develop technical design features, systems and tools for an unannounced AAA project.
• Create one-page pitches, tools & pipelines briefs, system outlines, and whatever other communication tools are vital for succinctly and effectively communicating technical design.
• Leverage technical expertise to implement systems in proprietary tools.
• Collaborate with multiple fields, 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.
• Proven experience (6+ years) within the industry shipping titles in lead technical design roles.
• Proven experience driving technical 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.
• Extraordinary self-motivation and initiative, and a positive demeanor in the face of challenges.
• Enjoyment of playing a variety of video game genres and titles
Key Skills for This Role
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Job Description:
Partner with the Gameplay Director and Content Director to set the overall vision and direction for gameplay and content designs.
Take ownership of creating technical design rules and principles for the whole game.
Work together with other teams on technical solutions, pipelines and tools supporting gameplay and content design implementation.
Take ownership of technical design in a gameplay prototype – from ideation to final quality implementation.
Support hires, training and mentoring of technical designers.
Analyze, pitch, prototype, and develop technical design features, systems and tools for an unannounced AAA project.
Create one-page pitches, tools & pipelines briefs, system outlines, and whatever other communication tools are vital for succinctly and effectively communicating technical design.
Leverage technical expertise to implement systems in proprietary tools.
Collaborate with multiple fields, 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.
Proven experience (6+ years) within the industry shipping titles in lead technical design roles.
Proven experience driving technical 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.
Extraordinary self-motivation and initiative, and a positive demeanor in the face of challenges.
Enjoyment of playing a variety of video game genres and titles
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .
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