Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Reports to the Lead Designer and is responsible for developing, creating and implementing various design elements into the game.
• Partners with leads and project managers to drive the development of the design tools and pipeline.
• Must have extensive experience with one or more game editors.
• Practical 3D level building experience is a plus.
• 3D Studio Max experience is a plus.
• Experience balancing game systems is a plus.
• Evaluates design documentation and identify risk areas and potential issues.
• Evaluates playable builds and document issues with game play quality, difficulty, rewards, and balance.
• Identifies risks with building critical game content and consequences to timely delivery of builds.
• Reviews game levels, systems and events. Provides clear, organized, written feedback.
• Provides hands-on level creation to "teach by doing" and gain expertise in the design toolset.
• Develops and creates fun game play that utilizes the characters and environments of the licensed product in a manner that is acceptable to the licensed product and overall game design.
• Keeps abreast of new graphic techniques, trends and styles in the industry.
• Maintains current knowledge of the house style document.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science or Engineering required
• 5-8 years experience in game design and game systems
• Demonstrated experience shipping product at AAA level of quality in a design capacity role
• Familiarity with the science fiction and fantasy genre and role-playing games is a must
• Practical 3D level building experience preferred
• Familiarity with C++
• Proven ability to create game concepts.
• Excellent documentation, verbal and written communication skills

How to Apply

Optional Submission

Send in an example design document – 10 pages or less in length. This design document should show your written communication skills and creative problem solving ability. It should showcase an implementation of a new system into an MMORPG game. Some examples of possible design documents:

• Camera and control design
• Mini-game design

Please do not send copyright materials belonging to other companies.

Please quote the following competition number in the subject line of your electronic application:

08-SR-GD-BWA-29

E-mail your module and resume to:

DesignerJobsAustin@bioware.com

Along with your submission, you MUST include a signed product submission agreement. Fax it to: 780-439-6374

Resources to help you apply:

• Product Submission Agreement (PSA)

Due to the volume of applications we receive for our job postings, we are unable to respond personally to telephone inquiries regarding the status of an application. Only candidates being considered for interview will be contacted at this time.