Requisition Number: 159297

Position Title: Game Designer I

External Description:

At BioWare, our mission is to create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story. Our teams drive innovation using cutting-edge tech and tools such as the Frostbite engine and collaborate with thousands of world-class developers across EA’s network of studios. We are passionate about games and their potential as a creative medium to reach and inspire people through emotion, artistry, and engaging storytelling. If you share this passion, this is an amazing opportunity to help shape the next generation of gaming.

BioWare Austin is currently searching for a talented Cinematic Designer to translate scripted scenes into cinematics to drive engaging player experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs scripting for in-game conversations/cinematics using game development tools provided.
• Partners with the Design Lead and Creative Director for guidance & quality assurance on all cinematics.
• Ensures that all cinematic implementation is on schedule and of high quality.
• Works with others on the Design team to seamlessly integrate narrative elements into the game.
• Helps determine needed animations for key cinematic segments.

Requirements

• Four-year post-secondary degree preferred with an emphasis in film, animation or game design
• 3+ years of professional game design experience, one or more shipped game titles
• In-depth technical knowledge of game engine cinematic tools
• Experience with working on game engine tools (NWN, Source, Unreal, Unity, etc.)
• Strong understanding of film language and the ability to build high-quality cut-scenes
• Ability to constructively critique design and offer solutions to problems
• Excellent communication skills; the ability to liaison between artists and programmers
• Passion for BioWare games, story-driven RPGs, and/or pen & paper games
• Extensive and continued playing experience with Star Wars: The Old Republic

Portfolio Requirements

• A reel of cinematic work from shipped game titles is required.
• Examples of cinematics built with a game engine tool
• Examples of scripted tools related to game design and cinematics
• Demonstrate the ability to develop storyboards (optional)

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

The opportunity to work and learn from a world-class games studio making world-class games. We are a culture that thrives off creativity and individuality. At EA, we live the “work hard/play hard” credo every day.

More about our location: http://careers.ea.com/our-locations/austin

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Community / Marketing Title: Cinematic Designer

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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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.

Days Open: 29

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

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.