Associate Game Designer (Technical) Job at Naughty Dog (Santa Monica)

UIUX Designer (Mobile Game)

IGG Canada is a premium mobile game and video production studio located at 988 W...

Location

Canada , Vancouver

Salary:

60000.00 - 81000.00 CAD / Year

IGG

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

2 years of experience in game UI design
Bachelor's degree or above in Art, Design, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Proficient in Photoshop, with skills in U3D production or graphic design
Strong understanding of color theory, typography, layout, user flow, and motion design principles
Familiarity with UI/UX prototyping tools such as FIGMA, Adobe XD, Sketch, or InVision
Passion for innovation in UI and improving production techniques
Strong curiosity and keen awareness of art trends in the gaming industry
Highly self-motivated and proactive
Excellent planning and prioritization skills
Responsible, resilient under pressure, and excellent in communication and teamwork

Job Responsibility

Under the guidance of the Associate Producer, implement the visual language of the UI through iconography, typography, visual hierarchy, and motion design
Ensure overall visual creativity, style consistency, color schemes, and layouts meet the product requirements
Assist in designing and producing key assets such as icons and game logos
Efficiently manage multiple design-related tasks while maintaining high-quality output
Collaborate with the UX team, engineers, and UI technical designers to meet tight deadlines
Perform other duties as assigned by the team

What we offer

Comprehensive benefits after 3 months including health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
18 days of accrued paid Vacation + Sick Days
Reimbursement for Active Living Benefits and Training/Development fees after 3 months
Dependent/Child Benefits
Paid Holiday Closure between Christmas & New Year's week
Paid Statutory holidays
RRSP matching after 1 year
Monthly Commuter Allowance after 3 months
Monthly team lunches
Car and bike parking

Fulltime

Associate Quest Designer

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for an Associate Quest Designer to join the d...

Location

Poland , Warsaw

Salary:

Not provided

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Early professional experience as a professional Game Designer (or some combination of applicable training and experience)
Experience with technical game design (implementation in tools, game logic, visual scripting, etc.)
Ability to collaborate and thrive as part of a creative team and comfortable with self-critique and accepting outside feedback
Creative problem-solving skills with a collaborative, team-oriented approach
Experience pitching game design concepts in a clear, detailed manner, through strong written and verbal skills
Strong organizational skills and the ability to meet agreed-upon timelines

Job Responsibility

Collaborating with the quest, narrative, level design teams and other departments in crafting a cohesive experience for the game’s locations, characters, content, and plots
Designing and implementing functional quests and becoming proficient in using our tools
Help express the story vision via excellent exploration, dialogue, gameplay, and activities
Providing constructive feedback on others’ work

Associate Level Designer

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Level Designer to join the development ...

Location

Poland , Warsaw

Salary:

Not provided

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Early professional experience as a professional Level Designer (or some combination of applicable training and experience)
Experience with technical game design (implementation in tools, game logic, visual scripting, game data and etc.)
Understanding and Execution of the fundamentals of Open World Level Design in modern game engines
Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks in a confidential environment
Creative problem-solving skills with a collaborative, team-oriented approach
Experience pitching level design concepts in a clear, detailed manner, through strong written and verbal skills

Job Responsibility

Collaborating with design leadership and artists to craft unique spaces where gameplay flow and visual composition create memorable experiences
Designing, prototyping, implementing and polishing in-game spaces and content, including level geometry, enemy encounters and other gameplay activities, using our proprietary tools
Working within multi discipline teams to help create spaces for a variety of quests and activities
Providing constructive feedback to peers and contribute to team-wide design discussions
Managing your own tasks and deadlines effectively
Communicating progress and challenges across disciplines

Senior Backend Engineer - MPG

At The Multiplayer Group (MPG), we create world-class multiplayer experiences th...

Location

United Kingdom

Salary:

Not provided

Climax Studios

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Experience in game development and having worked on at least two game titles in a commercial setting developing server backends for AAA games, free-to-play (mobile) games, casino apps or similar
Experience releasing at least two backend services with a large number of concurrent users
Production experience with at least one of Java, Golang, C#, C++, Kotlin
experience with Python, Node.js and React is desirable
Experience with cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
having an AWS Certification (Associate or above) would be advantageous
Experience with infrastructure as code tools, e.g. Terraform
Ability to create supporting documentation, designs, comments, etc
Ability to discuss technical and production matters
Excellent time management and ability to work autonomously

Job Responsibility

Individual contribution: construct systems, write code, deployments, etc.
Work with the team lead and stakeholders to estimate and prioritise work
Work alongside peers to iterate on solutions that fit requirements
Keep the project lead and producer apprised of revised estimates and delivery times
Promote and maintain high standards and process: tests, CI/CD, documentation
Help and support team members in day-to-day work
Understand, maintain and expand existing code and develop new features or systems

What we offer

Flexible working: Remote-friendly long before it was the norm, with core hours that support both great work and real life
Support & wellbeing: Mental health first-aiders, therapy and coaching via Myndup, plus private medical insurance to help you stay healthy and supported
Pension & life cover: A strong pension plan and life insurance to support your future and protect your family
Time for you: Minimum 25 days’ holiday, a paid winter break, and 3 volunteering days each year to give back to causes you care about
Parental leave: Family-first policies that support parents and caregivers with flexibility and balance
Levelling up: Annual L&D budget, expert talks, game jams, and mentoring opportunities to help you grow your skills and career

Fulltime

Rendering Engineer

Our Central Technology group is looking for a graphics expert to join the team a...

Location

Poland , Krakow

Salary:

Not provided

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Must possess expertise (both broad and deep) of real-time graphics
Ability to effectively disseminate pertinent information across different functional groups within the organization
Must have shipped at least 1 console/PC titles, preferably AAA
Experience with real-time graphics APIs and console/PC hardware
Has an ability in optimization, debugging and software architecture
4+ years of experience with C/C++ and relevant shading languages
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, or a related field
3+ years in working on tools or titles for the current generation of consoles or PC
Ability to balance multiple tasks and responsibilities
Passionate about games and have a clear understanding of what elements are needed to create a highly polished title

Job Responsibility

Investigate new research and development in the field and guide studios on potentially applicable advances
Implement prototypes of innovative graphics technologies, tools, and workflows
Work with studios to plan and implement integration of new features and technologies into production engines and pipelines
Identify key innovations and associated risks sufficiently early to allow adequate time for prototyping, implementation and polish
Work with first parties to help ensure the best possible performance from their graphics APIs
Collate, author, and maintain Technical Design Documents
Demonstrate an understanding of the importance for both ambition and conservatism when developing video games

Fulltime

Expert Vehicle Artist

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Vehicle Artist (Sr or above) with a str...

Location

Sweden , Stockholm

Salary:

Not provided

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of experience working within game development
An impressive portfolio demonstrating your eye for presentation and artistic skills to model, texture and shade high fidelity realistic vehicle assets
Demonstrated experience creating photorealistic vehicles for games in a AAA studio environment
Experience with shader graph and material tweaking to reach desired shading results
A passion to be proactive and work well in a collaborative team environment with excellent communication skills and an ability to resolve conflicts
An ability and passion to learn new tools and workflows effectively
Experience using Photoshop, Painter, 3DSM, Maya, Blender or similar 3D art package

Job Responsibility

Creating realistic, believable vehicles of various kinds and associated props authored from reference and/or Concept Art
Maintaining a great level of quality that is aligned with the project Art Direction pillars and a consistent quality level with the world rendering
Collaborating with external development partners to leverage additional asset authoring resources and help guide artists to achieve great results
Ensuring efficient performance on authored vehicles across the game world that fit within limitations of performance budgets
Setting up rigid skinning using internal tools for interactable vehicles in engine
Collaborating with Hard Surface leadership and implementing feedback to modify and improve vehicle asset quality
Working across Technology, Animation and Gameplay Design on cross-department vehicle topics such as Interactivity and Destruction
Communicating daily with the rest of the Hard Surface team for team building and improving art and technical topics
Collaborating with Designers and Concept Artists on unique vehicle designs
Consulting with Hard Surface Leadership and Production to continuously assess project scope and alternative processes such as leveraging External Development for increased efficiency

Fulltime

Programming Intern

At Activision Blizzard we are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment ...

Location

United States of America , Portland

Salary:

20.00 - 50.00 USD / Hour

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a certificate, associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree program and graduating December 2026 – July 2027
Available to participate in a 12-week internship starting in late-May or mid-June
Currently residing in the US or open to relocating oneself to the US
Exhibits learning agility
has the ability to think differently, and/or grasp and apply new skills and concepts
Approaches problems in a clear, well-organized, and solutions-oriented manner
Works well with others and contributes to team tasks
Able to effectively communicate problems, solutions, needs, or priorities
Is engaged, seeks to learn, and is able to manage time effectively
A passion for significantly impacting game development

Job Responsibility

Be a part of a world class animation engineering team where you’ll work with world class animators to achieve a standalone feature for Call of Duty runtime
This role will impact how animations look in Call of Duty
Our Build Engineering team improves and maintains our game build system as well as continuous integration, code and data validation, and packaging and distribution across many PC and Console platforms
Our primary goal is to ensure that designers, artists, and engineers can see their work reflected in our game as quickly and reliably as possible
The Engine/Systems Engineering Team is involved in the architectural implementation of key engine features leveraged by other teams and sub disciplines
An intern for this team will learn how to work on and deliver key features and systems in the Diablo engine, that key stakeholders and other developers will leverage and build upon to generate great and awesome content
Partner across teams developing gameplay and features for our games
You will be working on a shipping title, with a mentor, on a team managing multiple projects against competing deadlines
This role will focus on implementing new features or mechanics into a shipping title
Work on new projects to help increase efficiencies by prototyping knowledge resource tools for Blizzard

What we offer

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
all interns will be provided with a living stipend to supplement housing, utility, commuting, and miscellaneous costs
all interns will have the option to opt into relocation services (flights, trains, or car mileage reimbursement)

Fulltime

New Product Development Specialist

The NPD Specialist plays a pivotal role in driving product development and produ...

Location

United States , Roseville

Salary:

70000.00 - 80000.00 USD / Year

asmodee

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Preference for strong experience in plastic injection molding design and/or production
Preference for strong experience in printed consumer products or board/card games manufacturing
Proven ability to independently manage complex projects and productions
Strong technical knowledge of key industry components, including paper, cardboard, and plastic production as well as an understanding of associated industrial constraints
Negotiation skills with the ability to manage strategic supplier relationships and propose innovative solutions
Proficiency in coordinating multi-faceted projects involving complex planning and multi-sourcing
Ability to lead constructive discussions, challenge assumptions, and reach shared solutions with studios and stakeholders
Fluent in English, with excellent communication and organizational skills
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
3 to 5 years of experience in product development, manufacturing, or project management

Job Responsibility

Independently manage production timelines, ensuring adherence to internal KPIs and timely project completion
Collaborate with the studio and factory to optimize efficiency and quality
Proactively communicate progress, risks, and solutions with all stakeholders to drive projects to on-time completion
Lead the development of projects from studio concept to finished goods, ensuring alignment with the studio's vision, budget, and specifications
Serve as the primary technical contact for studios, addressing all technical questions and constraints with constructive discussions
Conduct regular reviews with studios to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities across playtypes and product ranges
Provide expertise on manufacturing materials and techniques (paper, cardboard, plastic, etc.), ensuring compliance with technical and budgetary requirements
Lead supplier meetings from start to finish, including setting objectives, managing agendas, and conducting reviews
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers in Asia, Europe, and North America leveraging knowledge of industrial constraints for each material and technology
Propose pricing and deadline targets for validation and engage in strategic negotiations with significant stakes to optimize cost and delivery timelines

What we offer

22 Days of PTO Annually
12 Paid Holidays
Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
Competitive 401K Match
Paid Parental Leave
Fertility & Family Building Benefits
Legal & Identity Theft Support
2 Paid Volunteer Days Off
Flexible & Hybrid Schedules
Extensive Game Discounts

Fulltime

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