Senior Level Designer
Description
The BioWare Label is a division of EA which crafts high quality
multiplatform role-playing, MMO and strategy games, focused on
emotionally engaging, rich stories with unforgettable characters and
vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the
world's most critically acclaimed titles and franchises, including
Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old
Republic, Jade Empire, Mass Effect and Dragon Age. BioWare currently
operates in eight locations across the world, including Edmonton
(Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec, Canada) and Austin (Texas).
BioWare’s games have continually achieved critical and commercial
success. All of our published titles are highly rated at
www.gamerankings.com; in fact we have 6 games in the top 1% highest
rated games of all time! Today BioWare has over 800 staff at its
locations and continues to grow. In 2008, BioWare was acquired by
Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher.
In 2011 EA created the BioWare Label, alongside EA Games, EA SPORTS and
EA Play.
Responsibilities:
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Communicate and work with the Designers and Programmers to make all levels playable and enjoyable
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Focus on gameplay elements of a map (instead of the visual)
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Work closely with the directors to establish the game vision level design wise
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Ability to work within the design, art and engineer guidelines
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Mentor other Level Designers and help them to achieve respective maps
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Create models of 3D environments
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Understand, use and help improve the game editor
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Help define technical limitations and constraints for level construction
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Test and troubleshoot areas that are not working in the game engine and proactively fix them
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Be enthusiastic and ready to take on challenges
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Be a positive influence on the team
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Maintain pacing in situations of intense schedules
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Be creative and flexible when faced with constraints
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Be accountable for delivering quality maps for the entire game
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Collaborate/communicate with all departments to reinforce the vision
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Participate in critiquing your work and the work of others
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Performs other duties as required
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