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Title: Lead Level Designer  
Reporting to: Producer
 
Job Summary:
Duties:
  • Assume management and the coaching of the team of Design levels 
  • Establish a system for planning and monitoring tasks while taking into account the needs and production times 
  • Assess and divide tasks within the Design team levels taking into account the specific skills of each 
  • Participates in the development and growth of creative projects 
  • Prepare and maintain records of levels of design to be presented to the development team;
  • Is responsible for the development levels
  • Work closely with other Levels Designers in creating top quality levels with the tools available and maintaining the link with the design team 
  • Working in collaboration with the Game Design in order to understand the history, emotions and mechanical game in each level
  • Validate with the Game Design that the learning and the gameplay is interesting and, throughout the development of the project 
  • Participate in presentations and meetings of the project to the development team 
  • Participate in the interview process when hiring the design team levels
  • Participate in annual performance appraisals
  • Works and cooperates with all services in game development.

Person Specification:


 

Profile  Essential
 
Experience and Qualifications
  • 3 + years of experience in the video game industry 
  • Minimum of 2 titles - at least 1 as a leader, preferably next generation
  • Work experience in mentoring a team of design 
  • Bilingual
Technical Skills
  • Have experience working in Sketchup and Scripting
  • Excellent technical knowledge of video game publishers and stages of production
Interpersonal Skills
  • Excellent communication skills and a facility to illustrate his ideas are essential
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks 
  • Excellent ability to give and receive guidance
  • Leadership and collaboration with the various trades (design, animation and programming)
  • At ease in a team oriented improvement
  • Ability to learn and share knowledge
  • Maturity to give and receive constructive criticism is expected
Motivation and Interests
  • Ambition and passion for video games are essential! 

 

 

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