Advanced Designer, Technical
Warner Bros. Discovery
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $112,000 - $208,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Lead the creation of rapid prototypes for new gameplay systems and features, allowing for quick iteration and validation.
- Collaborate closely with the design team to build complex gameplay systems, supporting tools, and advise on best practices for technical implementation.
- Work closely with engineering and technical art teams to ensure the design vision is achieved, is technically sound, and meets performance budgets.
- Design, implement, and iterate on complex gameplay features using Unreal Engine Blueprints and other scripting tools.
- Mentor other designers on technical design best practices, optimization, and Unreal Engine workflows.
- Perform peer reviews for Blueprints and other technical design work, championing a high standard of code and implementation excellence.
- Help define and document technical standards for design-created content.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional game design experience, with a heavy focus on technical design.
- Experience on at least one successfully-published large-scale multiplayer online game title or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (Computer Science, Game Design) or equivalent work experience.
- Expert-level proficiency with the Unreal Engine, especially Blueprints.
- Exceptional understanding of all game development disciplines and their inputs into the content pipeline.
- Strong problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
- Clear, concise, and transparent communicator, with an ability to mentor and explain technical concepts to team members.
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- employee wellness program
- life and disability insurance
- retirement savings plan
- paid holidays and sick time
- vacation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
game designtechnical designUnreal EngineBlueprintsscripting toolsoptimizationdebuggingtroubleshootingcontent pipeline
Soft skills
problem solvingcommunicationmentoringcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s Degree in Game Design