Level Designer - High Moon Studios (Temporary)

Level Designer - High Moon Studios (Temporary)

This is a significant time in our company's history – and one of the most exciting times to join us! We are building a culture of collaboration and seeking an imaginative, skillful, and versatile Level Designer to join our team in Carlsbad, California.
Your mission will be to contribute as part of our Campaign Design Team by creating thoughtful, player-first content that supports highly tuned gameplay experiences enjoyed by millions of gamers across the globe. We are looking for someone who is a reliable contributor who designs efficiently and through iterative implementation, creating engaging spaces and gameplay that result in top-notch, triple-A levels.
You'll be someone who works from established goals and direction, but with a good degree of independence, able to turn feedback into actionable improvements that realize content specifications and design intent. You bring an agile and flexible mindset to actively collaborate with a variety of internal and external partners, are able to adapt to established workflows, and can maintain clear documentation.
We're also looking for someone who thrives with challenges and has a strong passion for the complex craft of Game Development, being an engaged and supportive teammate who contributes reliable work, communicates clearly, and helps the team make incredible and memorable games together.
This role is a temporary position estimated to be 12 months. This role is based in our Carlsbad, CA office and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs.
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 Department Leads, other Designers, Animators, Artists, Engineers, and Producers to deliver world-class game experiences in immersive, engaging levels
Be a proactive self-starter that can independently execute high-level direction
Possess a comprehensive understanding of design processes spanning all facets of the game
Create, review, and maintain design documents and systems specifications with an eye toward player-experience design and then provide verbal and written assessments of the same
Clearly and effectively pitch designs and features using multimedia tools
Identify and diagnose problems with game content, proposing and implementing solutions in a highly collaborative environment
Use scripting tools to create, iterate, and polish the game's content, from spatial geometry and combat encounters to game mechanics and systems
Play in-progress builds and provide concise, prioritized feedback to both internal teams and external partners
Assess best practices and advocate towards streamlining tools and processes
Work closely with our user-testing teams during play-balancing to provide expert feedback
To succeed you should have…
5+ years of professional Level Design experience
Shipped at least two games in Level or Game Design roles
Solid understanding of gameplay design with ability to clearly discuss its vision, structure, implementation, and expected results
Professional experience with programming/scripting languages (C#, Python, or Lua, for example)
Ability to write high and low-level documentation (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Visio, etc.)
Ability to lead by example echoed through a professional and team-focused personality
Excellent communication and problem solving skills
Passion for Call of Duty, with understanding of the franchise's progression and reward systems
Passion for gaming with a broad range of game experience
We'd love it if you also have…
Prior experience working on First Person Action gameplay
Prior experience developing game Mods
Experience with visual software (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
An understanding of the Call of Duty franchise, across its Premium releases and Warzone
Familiarity with a wide variety of gameplay approaches while deeply immersed in Single Player, experience-driven games
We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to crafting a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to candidate-accommodations@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.
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.