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Design Director – Missions – Unannounced Game
Company | Blizzard Entertainment |
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Location | Irvine, CA, USA |
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Salary | $134000 – $247900 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in Mission design or applicable combination of education and experience.
- Proven experience leading design teams. Have shipped at least 1 major title in a leadership capacity.
- Experience leading multiple functional teams in feature development.
- Experience with AAA game engines.
- Experience across a variety of platforms, particularly PC and console.
- Experience developing design concepts from conception to implementation in a clear, detailed manner.
- Experience in people management; mentorship experience of other designers where it has led to promotions.
- Strong documentation philosophies and strategies to evangelize your designs.
Responsibilities
- Define and iterate on a vision and direction for iconic locations that combine memorable stories with compelling gameplay.
- Deliver high-quality results and build progress towards short- to medium- to long-term deliverables/releases, from iterative prototyping to final best-in-class execution.
- Build the Mission design team – hire, train and mentor missions designers.
- Create artifacts (design briefs, specs, decks) as communication tools, providing potential designs and solutions with an articulation of trade-offs and risks between the different options.
- Define and maintain philosophies for multiplayer mission-based gameplay.
- Shepherd missions from concept to completion through all steps of the development process.
- Craft rules and establish structures that set up the development team for success in crafting missions throughout the life of the game.
- Collaborate closely with narrative designers and express the story through gameplay.
- Remain current on industry trends including new game genres, new game design techniques, and trending audio-visual excellence.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.