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Senior to Senior II World Designer - Unannounced Survival Game

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We Want You!

A new world and a new journey await you. It is a world different from any other Blizzard has created. If you’re a passionate game developer, and, well, a good human being, then we’d love to talk to you. We have a new AAA survival game in the works, set in a new IP for PC/Console. It’s going to be amazing, and we’d love to bring you along for the ride. Together, we’ll build something big, bold, and beautiful.

As a Senior World Designer, you will take ownership and be the point person of a portion of our world, leading a small and highly creative team to completion. Armed with the vision of the Lead World Designer, you will put your own personal stamp on your domain and create truly engaging and fantastical environments that will keep players coming back to explore. Your thorough understanding of world-building, artistic composition, and boundless creativity is integral to supporting the player experience and telling the visual stories of our unique world.

We need your help with:

• Creating all types of spaces, ranging from exterior zones, dungeons, and massive raid-like Points of Interest (POIs).
• Guiding a small team of your own, taking point to create a large and amazing zone to play in and explore.
• Creating large to small PVP and AI-ready play spaces, and more, frequently owning the process from start to final art polish.
• Setting up the macro scale with major geological formations to include mountains, forests, and bodies of water.
• Providing feedback to other World Design team members.
• Implementing in your Level Design the project goals and objectives, ensuring that the game's creative pillars are captured.
• Partnering with art and content design to define and create both beautiful and playable locations that effectively complement Blizzard's world-class handcrafted level design.
• Embracing Blizzard's core value of "Every voice matters," creating a safe space for collaboration, communication, and creativity across all disciplines and departments.
  

You’re good at:

• Demonstrating mastery of level design processes including, but not limited to, level flow, engagement design, pacing, storytelling, PVP, etc.
• Demonstrating a strong understanding of Level editing packages such as Maya, Unity, UDK, or other proprietary tools.
• Understanding what it takes to ship a title
• Self-managing and communicating team planning
• Self-critiquing and accepting outside feedback
• Being self-motivated with a strong work ethic
  

Extra awesome points for:

• Experience in shipping multiple titles or a AAA title
• Experience in FPS games
• Experience with AAA game engines such as Source, Unreal, Unity, or CryEngine
• Enjoy playing a variety of video game genres and titles.
  

You’ll need to provide us with:

• Your Resume
• Your Portfolio – Only digital applications will be accepted such as a website, blog, or online album. Physical media will not be accepted.
  

If you’re looking for a team where inclusion, thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration are all seen as critically important, we believe our team could be a phenomenal fit for you. Join us and help craft our future!

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.

Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work/life balance. We’ve worked hard to champion an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth.

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.

Accommodation Request: We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you require accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accomodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com.

Remote Policy: We are open to permanent remote work possibilities.