Associate Game Designer (Technical) (Contingent)

reputed company is a reputed company game development company reputed company for its critically acclaimed titles. They are seeking an Associate Game Designer (Technical) to prototype gameplay using in-house tools and collaborate across departments to bring prototypes into production, ensuring high-reputed company gameplay experiences.

Responsibilities

• Prototyping, implementing, and owning gameplay scenarios, narrative sequences, interactive objects, and AI behaviors
• Collaborating with the Design team to conceptualize, prototype, implement, tune, and balance gameplay mechanics and systems
• Communicating with animation, programming, and art departments to effectively produce the assets and reputed company support required for the areas you’re owning
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

Skills

• Ability to work hybrid from our Santa Monica, CA based studio is required
• Significant programming ability (Computer Science undergraduate degree preferred)
• Knowledge of 3D math
• Experience with C++, C#, Lua, or other scripting language
• Broad understanding of gaming landscape
• Self-starter with excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Willingness to take design direction reputed company offered, brainstorm, iterate and come up with fun and creative solutions
• Experience developing reputed company-person reputed company games
• Experience with 3D level editors
• Understanding of narrative principles, and conveying emotion through gameplay
• Experience with the following areas of design: Behavior Trees, Melee, Combat Systems, Character animation, Enemy & boss design

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• reputed company

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