Design Director, World - Irvine, United States - Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard Entertainment

Verified Company

Irvine, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Team Name:

Unannounced Project

Job Title:
Design Director, World - Unannounced Game

Requisition ID:
R023276

Your Mission
At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share.

Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations - only made possible by building a work environment that nurtures the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people.

We are looking for a World Design Director to help us craft Blizzard's next great game.

As a key member of the development team, you will take ownership of building and leading a highly creative team, and be the point person owning gameplay, mechanics, and activities within our open world.

A thorough understanding of creative world-building, artistic composition, boundless creativity, and fun gameplay is integral to crafting the player experience and telling the visual stories of our unique world.

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

What you bring to the table:
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

Defining and iterating on a collaborative vision for open world gameplay and content with creative and design leader.
Owning the direction for iconic and fun gameplay spaces, ranging from sprawling exterior zones to tight and intense claustrophobic interiors.
Building and guiding a team of your creation, to own the creation of gameplay and content for a large game world that's enables great gameplay and exciting exploration.
Creating large combatAI play spaces and more, frequently owning the process from conception.
Partnering with art, design, and tech leaders to define and create both beautiful and world class playable locations that effectively complement Blizzard's handcrafted level design.

Requirements:

12+ years of experience in game development, or equivalent in a combination of education and work experience.
Proven experience leading design teams: have shipped at least one major title in a leadership capacity.
Demonstrated mastery of content design processes including, but not limited to, level flow, AI density, pacing, repeatable content, and storytelling.
Experience developing level/world concepts from inception to implementation in a clear, detailed manner.
Experience with AAA game engines.
Experience across a variety of platforms, particularly PC and console.

Our World
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 dedicated people who share our vision.

If that sounds like you, join us.

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.

We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment.

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered

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.

Rewards
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 ot