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Senior Level Designer
Posted:
27 days
Design
Full-Time
Senior
$137,000/year to $193,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Sanzaru Games is looking for a talented Senior Level Designer. Senior Level Designers will help assist in daily level workload as well as managing a small design tasking. As a Senior Level designer, you are responsible for assisting in identifying and creating a clear workflow and pipelines for the level design team.
Senior Level Designers work closely with all disciplines to help ensure game levels have fun scenarios, are well-composed and navigable, and are well integrated into the game’s overarching narrative and vision. Sanzaru is looking for designers with the passion and talent for creating engaging worlds. We are big gamers at the studio and want to hire game developers with the same passion and fun for building games.
Senior Level Designers work closely with all disciplines to help ensure game levels have fun scenarios, are well-composed and navigable, and are well integrated into the game’s overarching narrative and vision. Sanzaru is looking for designers with the passion and talent for creating engaging worlds. We are big gamers at the studio and want to hire game developers with the same passion and fun for building games.
Senior Level Designer - Sanzaru Responsibilities
- Identify workflow issues for clean fast team iteration
- Help establish level design pipelines and help the team adhere to best practices
- Work closely with leadership to ensure levels hit important narrative and game mechanics beats
- Level scripting and setup using script-based languages like UE4 blueprint
- Design and establish a detailed level plan from paper to 3D block out and final art implementation
- Collaborate with Environment Artists to create a level’s feel and overall composition
- Work with the level, team to manage assets and data associated with each level
- Develop a thorough understanding of hardware limitations and how to design around them
- Work with systems designers and engineers on global game systems needed to support levels
- Gather and act on game test feedback with the aim of creating the best experience for all players
Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years of game industry experience working at Sr or Lead capacity
- Experience managing and mentoring designers
- Experience identifying design issues for level design and flow
- Intermediate knowledge of Maya or another major 3D modeling program
- Experience multi-tasking and adapting easily to change
- Experience in shifting focus as needed
- Experience to be open to free form feedback
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong narrative and storytelling experience
- Working knowledge of Unreal & Unity
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$137,000/year to $193,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
Latest Game: Asgard's Wrath
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
Latest Game: Asgard's Wrath
About Sanzaru
Sanzaru Games was founded in November of 2006, based on the founding philosophy of the 3 wise monkeys. For Sanzaru Games the 3 monkeys represent and uphold that great games are a function of good design, beautiful, clear visuals and a strong technology base to deliver these. Our mission is to bring together a group of talented individuals to share a common vision to develop fun to play, visually stunning and technically spectacular console games. We have shipped over 16 titles and continue to work on cutting edge content and technology. As part of Oculus Studios and supported by our latest advancements in VR technology, Sanzaru will continue to make amazing, immersive VR game experiences for gamers around the world.
Our major titles include 4 titles on the Oculus platform: Asgard's Wrath (2019), Marvel Powers United VR (2018), Ripcoil (2016), and VR Sports Challenge (2016). As well as Sonic Boom Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS, 2016), Tron RUN/r (PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One, 2016), Sly Cooper Thieves In Time (PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, 2013).
Sanzaru's latest title AW2 is launching in Winter 2023; the highly-anticipated sequel to Asgard’s Wrath. It will be available exclusively on Meta Quest.
Sanzaru Games is part of Oculus Studios, from Meta. We are located in San Mateo, California. For more information, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube.
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