Senior Level Designer - Diablo IV

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The minions of hell grow stronger! Our family of skilled developers is growing! Our backgrounds are varied, but we all share a passion for the dark, gothic, and macabre. If you value a tight-knit team that celebrates self-expression and a multi-disciplinary approach, then join us on the Diablo IV team!

The Diablo team is looking for a skilled 3D Level Designer with experience building environments using Unity, Unreal or other similar 3D level-building tools. Level Designers need to be able to build fun and exciting environments that look and play excellently.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Albany, NY or Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Build vast gameplay spaces by sculpting terrain and using a mix of greyblock and real assets.
• Collaborate with designers and artists to build compelling gameplay spaces.
• Give feedback and constructive critiques of the work of peers.
• Capture feedback and translate it into iterative improvements.
• Support gameplay vision by participating in conceptualization and presenting blockouts to the team.
• Assist in project planning and scoping to ensure on time delivery milestones.
• Support and mentor Junior Designers on your team
• Maintain and develop technical authoring standards for the contiguous open world
• Work through technical problems and develop solutions
  

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience as a Level Designer on a shipped product
• Deep understanding of level design theories and practices
• Experience with any proprietary terrain sculpting tool (Unreal, Unity, Maya, etc)
• Experience planning layouts in Illustrator, Photoshop, or other similar applications
• Ability to maintain a positive demeanor in a highly collaborative and iterative team environment
  

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Pluses

• Making content in any genre that uses an isometric camera
• Artistic eye, capable of crafting phenomenal visual compositions
• Experience in Pipeline development and Process improvement
  

Required Application Materials

• Resume with a link to your portfolio
• Cover letter including:
• What games you are currently playing
• Your experience with open world games
• Your favorite world or level in games

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

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We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• 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, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .