Job Description

Red Storm is seeking a TECHNICAL DESIGNER to join our AAA development team.  THE TD acts as a solution finder and liaison between designers and other disciplines. They help shape the architecture for new game systems; as well as create and implement the more complex technical design elements into the game.  Equally, they advocate and shape production efficiency and product quality, primarily for system development and world creation.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Help drive the development of feature prototypes by working in close collaboration with production, technical directors, engineers, and other disciplines
• Contribute to design discussions
• Provide accurate risk assessments to production, engineering, and design when new features are proposed
• Maintain a clear understanding of design direction so that systems can be implemented to spec and design intentions can be communicated clearly to other disciplines
• Work with technical direction to develop and enforce best practices including naming, script conventions, spatial metrics, budgets, production pipelines, and tools
• Document, conduct training sessions and enforce best practices for implementation of maps in the engine throughout production
• Provide constructive, critical feedback for designers creating level layouts and placing gameplay elements so they can properly scope their work and achieve the highest quality within the time constraints
• Obtain in-depth knowledge of the engine, its capabilities, and auxiliary development tools
• As an advanced user, help test new features and tools before they are deployed to the rest of the team and throughout production
• Provide feedback to Technical Directors, engine team, and production to improve tools, methods, task management, etc.
• Effectively utilize production and QC to manage workload
• Document and enforce technical standards for content creators
• Provide constant technical support on the tools and engine for every member of the team
• Debug and implement reliable solutions to difficult issues until production has ended

Qualifications

• Proactive self-starter
• 3+ years of technical design experience with at least two shipped games or equivalent experiences  
• Relevant scripting experience with such as visual scripting, python, or C# 
• Excellent problem-solving skills 
• A passion for shipping high-quality games 
• Strong work ethic, punctual, thorough, and detailed
• Effective, tactful communicator with a positive attitude

Additional Information

• Subsidized paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents
• Paid life, accidental death & dismemberment, short- and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays 
• Flexible work schedule

All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.