Level Designer
Activision
Shanghai, 中国
Responsibility:
Provides high level support of game development from concept to release. Responsible for delivering a product which meets set time, budget and quality requirements. Drives process improvements.
People Management:
• Establishes and maintains a productive and communicative working environment.
• Manages Assistant and Associate Producers.
• Ensures resources are effectively utilized.
• Performs daily rounds on team.
Project Management:
• Creates and maintains project management plan including schedule, budgets, resource allocation and risk list/mitigation strategy.
• Evaluates project's status on a daily basis, identifies and mitigates potential risks.
• Forecasts equipment and staffing needs for project.
• Ensures project is on schedule/within budget.
• Communicate project/milestone goals throughout the team.
External Relations:
• Maintains a productive working relationship with product publishers and provides updates on budgets, schedules, game builds, marketing materials, and milestone drops.
• Ensures legal responsibilities for product are met.
• Manages the localization of projects.
Development Process:
• Promotes a development process focused on quality product and innovation.
Requirement:
• Goal oriented and able to prioritize.
• Demonstrates attention to detail.
• Proactively identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
• Capable of independent thinking.
• Takes responsibility for own actions.
• Able to work with internal and externally development teams.
• Displays strong leadership skills through understanding situational leadership, clear communication of goals, inspiring team, and decisiveness.
• Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views.
• Approaches others with respect and professional courtesy.
• Stays up-to-date on current trends in the game industry.
• Quick learner with flexible and open mindset.
• Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Skilled at speaking in public.
Competencies:
• Minimum 10 years of production experience in the game industry.
• 3-4 shipped titles in production role. At least 2 titles from beginning to finish, through all production phases.
• Proficient in spoken and written English. Able to communicate fluently as well as translate when needed.
• Experience working on online FPS titles.
• In-depth understanding of game development cycle and methodology.
• High level of proficiency in using project management tools: MS Project, Jira/Confluence, etc.
• Good understanding of FPS design principles a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of PC hardware and software a plus.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gw29vn-18-218-243-199-42 in your application.
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