Senior Level Designer

2 Weeks ago • 5 Years + • Level Design • $89,640 PA - $186,840 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Level Designer at Lightspeed Studios, you'll be instrumental in shaping a dynamic prototype game world. Your responsibilities include designing engaging gameplay spaces, utilizing blockout techniques, collaborating with other designers (combat, gameplay, narrative, art), conducting playtesting, providing insightful feedback, and leading design culture. You'll employ your creativity, critical thinking, and technical skills to build innovative and fun player experiences. The role involves building and iterating on game levels, ensuring they are engaging, challenging, and well-integrated with other game systems. You'll play a pivotal role in setting design standards and fostering a culture of design excellence within the team.
Must have:
  • 5+ years game design experience
  • 2+ years action game system experience
  • Procedural content generation experience
  • Outcome-oriented design approach
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Playtesting and feedback implementation
Good to have:
  • Unreal Engine experience
  • 3D modeling proficiency
  • PVP gameplay background
  • AAA+ online game experience
  • Live product experience
Perks:
  • Freedom to explore other disciplines
  • Collaborative start-up culture
  • Competitive pay and benefits
  • Sign-on payment (potential)
  • Relocation package (potential)
  • Restricted stock units (potential)

Job Details

Business Unit

LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS is made up of passionate players who advance the art & science of game development through great stories, great gameplay, and advanced technology. We are focused on bringing next generation experiences to gamers who want to enjoy them anywhere, anytime, across multiple genres and devices.

What the Role Entails

As a Senior Level Designer working on our prototype game you will help build a dynamic world full of exploration, discovery, and danger through early prototyping, playtest, iteration, and finalization. You will bring all of your creativity, critical thinking, player empathy, technical know-how, and perseverance to bear as we attempt to craft the next great experiences for players. You will collaborate with a small tight knit cross disciplinary team to not only create great experiences for players but also work to define the design first culture needed to deliver those experiences.

  • What you’ll get to do:

    • Design fun and interesting gameplay spaces, use blockout techniques to create in game layouts, sculpt and paint terrain, and prop various environments.

    • Collaborate with combat and gameplay designers to create interesting, varied, and dynamic spaces of play.

    • Collaborate with art and narrative to unlock critical environmental storytelling.

    • Plan and execute regular playtesting of play spaces and provide key insights in how to better unlock fun.

    • Be a thought leader on the team and help build design culture within the design group and promote good design thinking among all disciplines.

Who We Look For

  • What we are looking for: 

    • 5+ years of experience in professional Game Design

    • 2+ years of experience working with gameplay systems in an action game environment

    • Experience working with Procedurally Generated Content

    • Can bring an outcome oriented design approach to complicated systems and mechanics. 

  • Pluses: 

    • Unreal Engine experience

    • Proficient in 3D basic modeling and the use of modeling software

    • PVP gameplay background

    • Widely played, can speak to player experiences in a wide set of genres. Can break down what makes these games work and what learnings can be applied to our project.

    • Shipped or worked on at least one AAA+ online game

    • Experience working on a live product

  • Perks: 

    • Freedom to dip your toes into other disciplines and influence others beyond the boundaries of your role. 

    • Highly creative and collaborative start-up culture. 

    • Competitive pay and benefits. 

Location State(s)

California

The base pay range for this position in the state(s) above is $89,640.0 to $186,840.0 per year. Actual pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as other medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the specific position offered.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

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