About the role
Job Description
Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Senior Expert Technical Designer to join the development of a new IP. Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team of highly-skilled developers to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining. As a member of the Design department, you’ll cover the creation of a variety of systems. You will also be responsible for working on prototype missions, supporting the gameplay and art teams from early conception to final execution. Additionally, you’ll contribute to taking the studio and our game from great to even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, integrity, and collaboration. The role will ultimately be based in Warsaw, Poland, so the successful candidate needs to be willing to relocate once immigration processes have been completed.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Qualifications
- Proven experience: 6+ years within the industry shipping titles in lead technical design roles.
- Leadership: Proven experience driving technical design teams and technical pipelines.
- Communication: Ability to communicate design vision and to align vision within the team.
- Technical Skills: Experience with versatile game development tools such as Unity, Unreal, or similar proprietary tools.
- Soft Skills: Extraordinary self-motivation and initiative, and a positive demeanor in the face of challenges.
Bonus Points
- Enjoyment of playing a variety of video game genres and titles.
Compensation and Benefits
- Base Pay: In the U.S., the standard base pay range is $119,280.00 - $220,700.00 Annual. The specific range and offer will be based on relevant experience, performance, and work location.
- Incentive Compensation: Employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (not guaranteed).
- Comprehensive Benefits:
- 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.
- Various voluntary benefit programs including supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, and rental insurance.
- Relocation: If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, you may be eligible for relocation assistance.
About the Company
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the world’s largest interactive entertainment company, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. Franchises include Call of Duty, Skylanders, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush, and Bubble Witch. The company is recognized as one of FORTUNE’s "100 Best Companies To Work For" and has been listed on the "Most Admired Companies" and "Future 50" lists.