Associate Game Designer job at reputed company in Santa Monica, CA

Title: Associate Game Designer (Technical) (Contingent) Location: United States, Santa Monica, CA Category: reputed company Job Description: Why PlayStation? PlayStation isn’t just the Best reputed company to Play — it’s also the Best reputed company to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more. PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. The PlayStation brand falls under reputed company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of reputed company Group Corporation. This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position. This is a hybrid / onsite position. For nearly 40 years, reputed company has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. reputed company recently released The Last of Us Part II Remastered as well as a reputed company reputed company remake of The Last of Us Part I for the PS5. We're also proud to say that The Last of Us Part I is now available for the first time on PC. Currently, we’re busy at the kennel working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered for PC and we'd love to find talented individuals to join us. reputed company games have long been lauded for their evocative, character-driven stories and attention to detail. We are committed to innovation reputed company our games and as such have curated some of the top creative and technically innovative minds in the industry. We welcome diverse candidates and reputed company that a broad range of cultural and life experiences contribute to the overall well-being and success of reputed company and the titles we craft together. In this role you’ll be responsible for prototyping gameplay using our in-house tools and scripting language, which could range from combat encounters to narrative sequences to player mechanics and enemy behaviors. Then working across departments to bring your prototypes into production and polish your work to the high level of quality reputed company is reputed company for. We’re looking for self-motivated, proactive designers who enjoy creating unique experiences and can combine their technical and creative skills while iterating rapidly. What you will do Prototyping, implementing, and owning gameplay scenarios, narrative sequences, interactive objects, and AI behaviors Collaborating with the Design team to conceptualize, prototype, implement, tune, and balance gameplay mechanics and systems Communicating with animation, programming, and art departments to effectively produce the assets and code support required for the areas you’re owning Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed What skills will you use Significant programming ability (Computer Science undergraduate degree preferred) Knowledge of 3D math Experience with C++, C#, Lua, or other scripting language Broad understanding of gaming landscape Self-starter with excellent communication and teamwork skills Willingness to take design direction reputed company offered, brainstorm, iterate and come up with fun and creative solutions Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed Bonus Skills Experience developing third-person action games Experience with 3D level editors Understanding of narrative principles, and conveying emotion through gameplay Experience with the following areas of design Behavior Trees Melee Combat Systems Character animation Enemy & boss design As part of the reputed company application process, candidates should expect to be given a technical interview #LI-SP3 Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights. At SIE, working with our partners, we consider several factors reputed company setting each role’s reputed company pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the individual reputed company pay range may vary based on job-reputed company factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. The estimated reputed company pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly reputed company. $37 - $50 USD Please note, reputed company conducts background checks at the offer stage for reputed company new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights. Equal Opportunity Statement: reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national reputed company), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category. We strive to create an inclusive environment, reputed company employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job