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Senior Technical Designer (Star Wars)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Requisition Number: 150618

Position Title: Sr Game Designer

External Description:

Respawn Entertainment is a AAA game development studio that was founded in 2010 by former co-founders of Infinity Ward and creators of the multi-billion dollar Call of Duty and Modern Warfare franchises. In 2017, Respawn was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. We have shipped Titanfall and Titanfall 2 to critical acclaim, and are currently hiring for our Star Wars™, Titanfall, and Unannounced VR game development teams. Our motto is gameplay first, and the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry awaits our future team members.
 
We're looking for a highly skilled Lead Technical Designer who will embrace our philosophy and share their hard-earned expertise to create an incredible experience for our players.
 
What you’ll do…
 
Supervise Technical Design team and ensure the quality of the department’s work is at a high level.
Work with design leadership, design team, artists, code, and animation departments to identify what areas Tech Design team will support the creative process while keeping within the constraints of the operating environment.
Work in collaboration with other game design leads to ensure the best possible gameplay experiences.
Develop the roadmap and drive the creation of core technical department elements (gameplay system implementation, tools, etc.), and set goals for the team over the course of production.
Oversee and contribute to critical gameplay mechanics, narrative moments and set pieces. 
Plan out technical implementation of wide-reaching game systems involving all departments.
Solve a variety of challenging technical problems in an efficient manner. 
Become an extremely helpful wealth of knowledge for other team members to query on the inner-workings of the game and engine.Be an expert at all implementation aspects of the game and engine, able to tackle any issue large or small. Track-down particularly complicated issues throughout development and design effective solutions.
Ensure team understands vision of the game, work to get team on board and productive in the right direction.
Establish and maintain best practices, quality bar, pipelines, tools, and processes for their department.
Seek to constantly raise the quality bar, develop solutions, and work with the Tech Design and other game design departments to streamline processes.
Collaborate with leads in departments within and outside of game design, always striving to develop good communication and working relationships.
Serve as advocate for their department’s goals, needs, and desires. Remove roadblocks, raise red flags, etc.
Develop, motivate, and mentor team members. Create opportunities for challenge and growth.
Inspire the entire department to constantly raise the quality bar, develop solutions, and work with the Animation and Art Departments to streamline processes.
 
Ideally, you will have...
 
5+ years’ experience in the games industry working as a technically-oriented game designer, shipping multiple titles.
Experience as a people manager and/or senior team member with leadership responsibilities.
Ability to grasp the big picture of the game as well as needs specific to game design.
Strong leadership, direction, and decision making abilities.
Strong expertise in text-based scripting, visual scripting, and programming languages.  
 
Benefits & Perks
Here is a sneak peek at some of what we offer…
Medical, Dental, Vision, and other health and welfare plans.
Disability, Life, and AD&D insurance benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for heath and child care.
401K with company match and no vesting period.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Generous parental leave for new parents.
Free games and company store with discounts on games and consoles.
Other perks include education assistance, commuter benefits, adoption assistance, legal services, mental health support, and group home, auto, and pet insurance.
Paid time off, as well as holiday office closures including shutdown between Christmas and New Year's.
Company-sponsored team events such as regular staff parties, food trucks, tournaments, movie screenings, game conventions, and launch parties.
Game room with a pool table, ping pong, foosball, arcade and tabletop games.
Fully stocked kitchens with fresh fruit, breakfast, snacks, and more.
Convenient meal order service for on-site lunch deliveries.
State of the art on-site gym with 24/7 access.
On-site yoga classes, massages, and car washes.
A variety of interest groups and outdoor activities to join with other Respawn Employees: table top games club, poker club, beer club, kit-bashing club, running/hiking, biking, basketball, and soccer among others.
Friendly, caring co-workers and management.

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Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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