Senior Level Designer

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Needham, United States of America
1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 146K

Job location

Needham, United States of America

Tech stack

HTML
Game Engine
Design of User Interfaces
Generative AI

Job description

As a level designer you will be in charge of the level design and polishing the game mechanics and game-flows of our playable ads as well as testing and gaining insights based on how the playable performed.

Your role will be to deliver designs to the team through collaboration and communication with artists, engineers, producers and other key stakeholders. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast paced, hybrid space, where design ownership extends into Unity implementation.

The Daily

  • This role reports directly to the Creative Director of the Creative Services team within Mobile Game Publishing.
  • Rapidly design and create mock ups/storyboards of mini-game and playable concepts that the team will implement and test with UA.
  • Communicate, collaborate and give feedback to the creative team on implementation targets of creative playable outputs.
  • Think critically, demonstrate empathy, and create recommendations for player interactions and desired themes for future playables.
  • Drive collaboration with engineers, PMs, artists, and game designers to initiate and document ideation of feature needs.
  • Seek reviews from stakeholders, peers, and UA to rapidly iterate upon designs, making decisions informed by feedback and user data.
  • Work closely with PMM and CS Creative Director to create playable campaigns.
  • Utilize ai tools to rapidly inform new playable concepts, iterations and leverage ai to streamline the playable creation process.

Requirements

WB Games Boston's Mobile Publishing is seeking a Senior Level Designer with a strong eye for visual design and deep experience designing action oriented playable ads. You have demonstrated proven experience in layout, level design, storyboarding and articulating playable ad's bold beats. Playable Ads are interactive mini-games that are used to engage and attract new users to download and play our games., * An outstanding portfolio demonstrating storyboarding, and examples of playable ads or small playable game concepts/levels.

  • Experience rapidly prototyping mini-games and playable ads, responsive animations using Unity game engine.
  • Experience with the casual game spaces or hyper casual games
  • An understanding of what best of class looks like from a product marketing perspective and has their pulse on game marketing design.
  • Has strong leadership skills and communication skills both oral, visual and written.
  • Research and develop engaging playable ad concepts and stay informed of market trends., * 3-5 years as a game designer or UI/UX game designer - designing levels & interactions for casual mobile games
  • Understanding of art layout, UI, game pacing/level design
  • Knowledge of Unity, Unreal, or HTML games
  • Basic knowledge of generative ai tools such as Runway, Genini, ComfyUI, Vizcom, Nanobanana
  • Understanding of current mobile market in the midcore/hybrid casual space

Benefits & conditions

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $78,400.00 - $145,600.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.

About the company

When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next… From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive. Warner Bros. Games Boston is a Warner Bros. Games development studio focused on creating free-to-play games for mobile platforms. The studio is utilizing its extensive expertise in creating persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities to develop its hit mobile game, Game of Thrones: Conquest.

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