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Lead level designer job

Posted: September 08, 2006
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subject: Lead level designer ,

is looking for Lead level designer
duration - Full Time

Job details: Lead level designer Surpervising the Level Design Team, ensure the quality of the content of all the levels into the game from level design to level building, maintaining the game design rules. Organize well the production workflow to achieve it on budget and on schedule.

Ideal Candidates will have 5+ years experience working as a production lead level designer in the gaming industry.

All candidates must submit a demo reel, CD or URL of recent work, which must be accompanied by a breakdown sheet specifically describing responsibilities for each sample.


Responsibilities:

Responsible to work directly with the Game designer on following and maintaining the games Style Guide and Technical Guidelines in conception, producing and implementing content for the game
Managing level designers , as well as with pre-production and production scheduling and documentation.
Work closely with the art director to develop environment line as well as fully understand visual intentions before going forward with building levels
Create high quality content for a AAA next gen title
Responsible for testing, implementing and updating environment into the game engine.
Participate in a weekly game design meeting, to communicate the weekly planning and review work in progress.
Assign, file and fix bugs and enhancement/feature requests.

Qualifications:

5+ years professional level design experience in the videogame industry ,and at least two shipped games, at least one of which must be for next-generation consoles.
Strong understanding of the video game development processes
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Ability to manage a team
Ability to build, evaluate and revise schedules and manage a projects execution within those schedules. Ability to schedule dependencies with other project leads.
Knowledgeable in Word, Excel, Powerpoint et Visio
Ability to quickly master tools and development processes. (Knowledge on unreal engine is a plus)
Artistic feeling , architecture references and ability to create interesting situations.
Must have a passion for playing and creating highly creative, quality videogames (strong knowledge required)
Willingness to accept direction and work well under pressure in order to meet production deadlines.

The ideal candidate will also have:

Experience on Unreal engine
Artistic sensibility
Knowledge in how to create atmosphere and rythmn (movies, literature)

Location: Lyon, France

Contact info:
Contacts:
Chanh Ly at:
cly@wsg.fr

Instructions:

Please apply with cover letter, resume, and online portfolio/demo if applicable. Email only please, no phone calls.

We will contact only those applicants whose experience and skills we feel match our requirements.
http://www.wsg.fr
Phone: +33(0)472849888
Fax: +33(0)472849889
E-mail: cly@wsg.fr
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