Mission Designer - Software - Madison, Wi - Hybrid

Job Description

Mission Designer - Raven Software - Madison, WI - Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days remote)

Your Core:

Your Mission

As a Single-Player Mission Designer you will develop, implement, and tune highly cinematic player-first experiences that will be enjoyed by millions of gamers across the world. You will take ownership of tasks, proactively and independently solve challenges, and deliver high quality work in a timely manner. You must thrive in a challenging and often ambiguous environment. An agile and flexible mindset is also necessary since this position actively partners with a variety of internal and external partners. Above all, we are looking for an innovative and dedicated teammate to help tell our story. Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Designers, Engineers, Artists, Producers, and Animators to deliver world-class game experiences.
• Research subject matter relating to the design objective to ensure an authentic experience.
• Be a proactive self-starter that can independently execute high-level direction.
• Work in a C-style scripting language to create engaging, fun, unique, and highly polished moments.
• Clearly and effectively pitch designs and features using multi-media tools.
• Play builds of the game in-progress and provide concise, prioritized feedback.
• Work closely with user-testing teams during play-balancing to provide expert balancing feedback.
• Possess a comprehensive understanding of the design process spanning all facets of the game.
• Mentor other designers regularly and act as a resource to other designers.

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:
• 5+ years of experience working in the game industry or related field in a design capacity, with at least 3 shipped titles in the AAA console / PC space.
• Solid experience with programming/scripting languages.
• Passionate and egoless attitude that welcomes feedback and criticism, and enjoys working in a collaborative, iterative, and agile process.
• Ability to lead by example.
• Impressive communication skills.
• Strong understanding of geometry building, flow, and layout.
• Solid understanding of modern single-player design with ability to clearly discuss trends.
• Passion for games with a desire to make an impact at an industry level.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Expertise writing high and low-level documentation (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Visio, etc.).

Extra Points:
• Profound understanding of the Call of Duty franchise.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the FPS games space.
• Prior experience working on a AAA first-person shooter.
• Experience with visual software like Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.

Location:
• This role will be located in Madison, WI and Hybrid (Mondays and Fridays remote, onsite in-office Tuesday through Thursday). Thinking about moving to Madison? This role may be relocation-bonus eligible!

Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the US, the standard base pay range for this role is $29.81 - $55.14 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all US locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzv46n-18-227-111-192-42 in your application.