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Level Designer job

Posted: July 19, 2006
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subject: Level Designer , JGI Entertainment

JGI Entertainment is looking for Level Designer
duration - Full Time

Job details: Level Designer You are a talented, creative, team-oriented, designer who will work with the lead designer to conceptualize, layout, script and maintain the content for compelling levels in an exciting new 3rd person action/adventure title.

Responsibilities:

Work closely with lead designer on all design aspects pertaining to quality, planning, scheduling, and execution of level assignments
Design and build exciting and imaginative levels based upon existing level design documents
Flesh out and expand upon game play scenarios and encounters contained within assigned level design documents
Research and gather reference material for level assignments
Create overhead maps and refine game flow for assigned levels
Gather, specify, manage, and communicate asset, script and code requirements for assigned levels
Write and insert in-game, level specific dialog and other sound cues
Act as the central hub for all assigned levels; working closely with artists and scripters to drive the level from its early stages to its completion
Tune, balance, refine and revise assigned levels
Collaborate with the design team to create and refine innovative ideas for all aspects of design, production and design practices

Requirements:

Passion for making and playing games
Ability to work well within a team environment
Ability to learn new tools and asset pipelines
Ability to accept direction, and work well under pressure
Adaptability
Must be proactive
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
Ability to design levels from a design document or from scratch
Ability to deliver quality levels within time constraints, and to communicate progress with the lead designer
Demonstrable experience building 3d gaming levels
Technical aptitude and understanding of tools, techniques and processes of level design on console
A realistic understanding of what can be accomplished within the time allotted for a given assignment, and ability to maintain an appropriate scope
Professional full time industry experience as a designer

Minimum credit of at least one major title within the capacity of level design.

Preference To Applicants With:

Experience building levels that fully utilize the three dimensional space
Playable level portfolio
Working knowledge of 3D Studio MAX
Working knowledge of 2D art tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
Working knowledge of productivity tools such as Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Excel
Experience scripting AI-driven entities or special events

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Contact info:
11500 W. Olympic Blvd.
Suite 535
Los Angeles, CA 90064
http://www.jgie.com
E-mail: designer-jobs@jgie.com
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