Design Director, Open World - Unannounced Game | Irvine, CA

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Job Title :

Design Director, Open World - Unannounced Game Irvine, CA

Requisition ID : R023276

R023276

Job Description : Your Mission

Your Mission

At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations - only made possible by building a work environment that nurtures the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people.

We are looking for an Open World Design Director to help us craft Blizzard’s next great game. As a key member of the development team, you will take ownership of building and leading a highly creative team, and be the point person owning gameplay, mechanics, and activities within our open world.

A thorough understanding of creative world-building, artistic composition, boundless creativity, and fun gameplay is integral to crafting the player experience and telling the visual stories of our unique world.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, the home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

What you bring to the table :

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities :

• Defining and iterating on a collaborative vision for open world gameplay and content with creative and design leader.
• Owning the direction for iconic and fun gameplay spaces, ranging from sprawling exterior zones to tight and intense claustrophobic interiors.
• Building and guiding a team of your creation, to own the creation of gameplay and content for a large game world that enables great gameplay and exciting exploration.
• Creating large combat-AI play spaces and more, frequently owning the process from conception.
• Partnering with art, design, and tech leaders to define and create both beautiful and world-class playable locations that effectively complement Blizzard's handcrafted level design.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in game development, or equivalent in a combination of education and work experience.
• Proven experience leading design teams : have shipped at least one major title in a leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated mastery of content design processes including, but not limited to, level flow, AI density, pacing, repeatable content, and storytelling.
• Experience developing level / world concepts from inception to implementation in a clear, detailed manner.
• Experience with AAA game engines.
• Experience across a variety of platforms, particularly PC and console.

Rewards

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.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $134,000.00 - $247,900.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.

S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location.

Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation.

Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

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