Lead Level Designer

Requisition Number: 174243

Position Title: Principal Game Designer I

External Description:

Lead Level Designer - Battlefield Seattle Studio

 

Battlefield Seattle is focused on building rich, exciting stories with memorable characters and powerful experiences all in the Battlefield universe. We are building a new studio in the Seattle area composed of leaders and talent with a vast array of AAA game dev experience. As we assemble our diverse team, all who have a voice in making great games together, we're looking for a healthy mixture of tempered veterans and young passionate individuals eager to make a difference.

 

Role Overview: 

Do you dream of creating an amazing player experience through a set of carefully crafted levels that keeps the player wanting more after every level?

Do you relish the ways in which a player can use the game's sandbox giving them agency to experience a level in many ways?

Do you want to create one of the best Battlefield narrative experiences ever created? 

• If so, we want you to join us and be a crucial part of creating the next great Battlefield experience. We also want you to help us build a world class team of level designers eager to take part in this once in a lifetime opportunity.

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Reporting to the Design Director, you will lead a team of level designers, overseeing the creative and technical implementation of levels created both internal and with co-dev partners
• Work with the Narrative Team and Creative Director to weave the narrative through the experience so players encounter memorable moments and characters with meaningful player engagement
• Coordinate with leadership to set high-level direction on level design
• Work with tools developers to build and iterate campaign tools and features that allow the team to create the best Levels possible
• Coordinate with other team leads and producers to create content on schedule and to the highest standards of quality
• Coordinate with the Designer Director and Lead Writer to make sure levels are meeting narrative and technical goals
• Help with hiring, and onboarding a full level design team
• Provide feedback and mentorship to the level design team
• Oversee the development of content from creation through release
• Work with the production team to set development priorities and the project schedule

Qualifications:

 

• Multiple shipped AAA single player titles
• 7+ years of professional experience in a leadership, directorship, or team management role on a AAA project
• Prior level or narrative design experience in a shipped AAA project
• Familiarity and understanding of the Battlefield franchise and core level mechanics
• Experience with modern AAA games and their narrative mechanics

 

Next Steps

The following are required as part of the application process:

• Apply online with resume
• Provide web link on resume for online portfolio (required)
• As part of the application process, we may ask you to complete a test
• This may be an Art, Audio, Design, or Writing test

 

Benefits

We are proud of the great perks we offer like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match, and of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer great compensation packages and a culture that values creativity and individuality.

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Electronic Arts Inc. 是全球领先的互动娱乐软件公司。 EA 提供适用于联网主机、个人电脑、手机和平板电脑的游戏、内容和在线服务。

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Days Open: 49

Can this position be remote?: 0

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EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。 所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况或退伍军人身份等因素的影响。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。