Combat Designer

Job Description

TT Games are looking for a Combat Designer with proven experience on console or PC titles, to take on a key role on an exciting new LEGO game based on a major IP.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Under the direction of the Lead Designer, you will design high quality AI behaviours for enemy characters, which support the vision and creative pillars of the game and IP.
• Collaborate with designers, gameplay coders, artists, audio, and animators to create engaging and fun AI behaviours from prototype to final.
• Work with Senior AI designers to create behaviours that are distinctive, varied and are clearly understood by the player.
• Liaise with designers and other disciplines to ensure the systems are understood and supported in the game.
• Create and maintain design documentation, and ensure this is clearly communicated across the team.
• Via regular reviews you will iterate on feedback from the Lead & other designers, to meet the agreed quality bar.
• Follow design's best practice, and ensure your work maintains stability & quality throughout development.
• Play the game regularly, providing feedback in a clear and constructive manner.
• Work with the production teams & lead designer to verify that your task estimations are reasonable, communicating on progress and delivering your work to deadlines at quality.
• Encourage a culture of professionalism, collaboration, and respect.

Qualifications & Experience…
• Proven games design experience with a title shipped in an AI or combat design position.
• Knowledge of game and AI design with a good understanding of enemy behaviours, and encounter design.
• A passion for creating fun and accessible games for a broad audience.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (oral & written).
• Experience of scripting, ideally in Blueprint.
• Experience of games development and shipped at least one action or action/adventure title on console or PC title.
• Ability to take direction and feedback well and self-critique.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Can understand and consider technical considerations related to design.
• Experience of UE4/ UE5 an advantage.
Onsite Working - This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement, where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gq1qw9-18-116-85-204-42 in your application.