Expert Level Designer

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies, and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

Southeast Asia’s largest AAA game development studio with 450 talented team members representing 30+ nationalities. Opening its doors on the sunny shores of Singapore in 2008, Ubisoft Singapore set off on a vision to be a world class video game studio, and in its subsequent years played an essential role in several gaming blockbusters, including just about every Assassin's Creed® game since Assassin's Creed® II, Immortals Fenyx Rising™, and Ghost Recon Online. Its expertise in AAA and live operations, combined with a passion for naval battle gameplay and water technology, pushed the team to lead the development of a brand-new AAA game franchise – Skull and Bones™.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Expert Level Designer’s role is to produce strong open world locations and quests in an AAA production, with an influential role in surgical prototyping and benchmarking content.

Responsibilities

• Craft exceptional quests and open world locations according to vision of the game
• Share and document quest and level design knowledge with peers
• Handle script lock and script review process with the narrative team
• Drive and create level and quest design guidelines for technical systems and tools
• Prototype vanguard solutions to new types of content, ingredients or tools in a highly technical environment
• Create impeccable benchmark quests, activities or world locations for the team
• Be a strong mentor to junior and intermediate designers

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 8 years of experience, ideally with 3 or more shipped AAA open world titles
• Exceptional technical and creative skills in the level and quest design domain
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and the ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment
• Craft exceptional game levels and quests with game engines and tools
• Strong experience with crafting design guidelines (e.g. ingredients, metrics, activities, quest blocks, quest tools)
• Strong sense of scoping and estimation
• Some artistic background, formal or otherwise, 2D or 3D, is a big plus
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Script lock experience a plus

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We are working to enrich players’ lives through unique and memorable gaming experiences and by improving the positive impacts of our games. To get there, we are creating a safer, more inclusive work environment, we are giving back to the communities where Ubisoft operates by working with local non-profit partners and by working to reduce the environmental impact of our business. We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status.

Come on board and experience #LifeAtUbi for yourself, we are always on the lookout for talents who thrive in bringing their A-game to work. If this sounds like you, shoot us your resume, portfolio, and anything else to show that you’re serious about fun!