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Senior Technical Designer – World of Warcraft

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World of Warcraft (WoW) is seeking a Senior Technical Designer for our Level Design Team. A technical designer on WoW straddles the line between design and engineering to provide both technical and creative support to the game’s content and workflows. They are passionate about building systems and tools that make creating maintainable, WoW-quality content easier, and they understand the underlying systems upon which the game is built.

A Senior Technical Designer works with members of the design and engineering teams to plan and execute projects including content creation, building designer tools, content reviews, and large-scale data changes. They also guide and mentor junior members of the technical design team and look for opportunities to share knowledge and best practices with the entire design team. They are committed to learning, have a collaborative attitude, and are always asking “how can we make making WoW better?”

Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer competitive benefits and strive for a healthy work / life balance. We work hard to foster a deeply collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything, and we are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences… ever. Join us!

Covid-19 Hiring Update: We’ve transitioned to a work-from-home model and we’re continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.

What you will do…

• Maintain collaborative connections with design, engineering, QA, production, and art
• Build and maintain a suite of developer tools
• Drive large-scale data conversion projects
• Serve as a technical point of contact for content reviews and best practices
• Champion performance and maintainability of content
• Diagnose and debug content issues in both the development and live environment
• Work with engineering to request and refine workflow and tool changes
• Participate in and contribute to our culture of inclusion and diversity

To succeed, you must have…

• An understanding of creating levels and open world spaces in video games
• Scripting or other programming experience
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Absolute passion for playing and making games

We’re also interested in hearing stories you may have about…

• Experience in the design and architecture of game systems
• Understanding of game editors and tools
• Understanding of current World of Warcraft gameplay and systems
• Experience authoring WoW addons
• Experience with application UI/UX design
• Experience working with SQL or relational databases
• Lua, C#, or C++ programming experience
• Experience with performance optimization
• Experience with mentorship or sponsorship
• Experience with content creation tools and game editors
• Experience working on MMOs

Blizzard Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.