Level Designer - Star Wars: The Old Republic

Job Description

Electronic Arts Inc. is a global leader in interactive entertainment. We develop and deliver games, content and online services across platforms. We have a broad portfolio of brands that span the most popular genres.

BioWare creates games focused on rich stories, unforgettable characters and vast worlds. It operates primarily out of Edmonton (Alberta, CAN) and Austin (Texas, USA) creating some of the world's most critically acclaimed titles since 1995. The studio is currently working on future game experiences for the Mass Effect™ franchise, one of the highest rated video game series of all time, and the Dragon Age™ franchise, whose latest entry was the 2014 Game of the Year. We are also working on announced projects Star Wars™ The Old Republic™, a story-driven massively multiplayer online game, and Anthem™, a co-operative Action-RPG set in a new and mysterious world.

What's in it for you? Glad you asked!

Who a Level Designer is at BioWare:

Responsibilities:
• Communicate and work with a team of programmers, artists, and designers through all stages of development to design exciting encounters.
• Collaborate with your lead to identify and implement the priorities and objectives, focusing on the gameplay elements of the game content.
• Create documentation and prototypes for any specific level systems and gameplay.
• Share in critique sessions to provide input to personal and peers' work in an open-minded and inclusive way.

Requirements:
• 2+ years of experience as a game level designer, working with current engines and tools
• Experience with closed and/or open world layouts, including gameplay and technical requirements.
• Familiar with the level design fundamentals, constraints, and narrative.
• Comfortable collaborating with groups within art and programming.
• Experience with current scripting language and level editors with the ability to implement and manipulate content.
• Familiarity with Star Wars: The Old Republic gameplay and level design.
• Knowledge of RPGs and Action game genres.
• Critique the content of peers in a group environment in a healthy, inclusive way.
• A passion for gaming!

We love to celebrate our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match, of course, free video games and more!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gmz8vm-18-217-208-72-42 in your application.