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Senior Dialogue Designer

Senior Dialogue Designer

CompanyNaughty Dog
LocationSanta Monica, CA, USA
Salary$60 – $75
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5+ years game audio experience with at least 1-2 shipped AAA credit(s)
  • Detailed understanding of naturalistic dialogue timing, pacing, and flow
  • Strong scripting skills and experience with languages such as Lua, Python, etc.
  • Enjoy being a teammate, exhibit an open and collaborative approach to their work.
  • Excellent communication skills; Able to give and request assistance with problems and issues across the development team
  • Strong problem-solving skills; Able to accurately assess issues and formulate creative solutions, whether design or technical
  • Outstanding organization and documentation skills; Able to work with large amounts of assets, provide clear naming convention and detailed tracking
  • Extraordinary team attitude and being receptive to changes and direction in this dynamic atmosphere

Responsibilities

  • Coordinating and implementing dialogue for the following: Gameplay/Story dialogue scenarios, In-game cinematics, NPC AI driven dialogue systems, Non-verbal vocal exertion tagging on animations
  • Creatively iterate on the design and polishing the gameplay experience by collaborating closely with writers, animators, designers, and programmers.
  • General scripting support for the rest of the dialogue team such as creating script functions, debugging scripts, and prototyping gameplay.
  • Work within a level editor to implement scripting regions, spawners, and other markup.
  • Provide detailed feedback on writing for systemic dialogue cohesion, consistency, and character arc
  • Be a growing expert on features that you own or share
  • Assign and review the work of mid-and associate-level team members where appropriate

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrable programming skills (C++, C#, etc.)
  • Previous advanced experience with various forms of linear/interactive narrative media
  • Experience with audio design/editing
  • Knowledge of DAWs and/or digital audio theory