Narrative Realization Designer – Project Hire
| Company | That’s No Moon Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Location | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Salary | $89000 – $111000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Broad experience with Unreal Engine and scripting best practices, ideally including sequencer, montages, blueprints, and event scripting. Animation systems experience a significant plus.
- Passion for narrative presentation and the player experience, familiar with the work required to bring this content from concept to final.
- Comfortable working within & driving the development of systems used to express story, character performance and player.
- Working knowledge of narrative presentation techniques including cinematic language, timing, staging, performance & agency.
- Strong technical problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
- A passion for making games with the enthusiasm & skill to polish to the highest level of quality.
Responsibilities
- Create & maintain Unreal Engine assets and manage complex interactions between systems, driving towards an engaging and fluid player experience.
- Collaborate with animation, engineering, art & others to craft narrative moments, systems and experiences that express a world class narrative.
- Communicate & consult between disciplines across the studio as a member of a connective tissue team – this role bridges multiple content categories.
- Work with production & leads to plan and prioritize work on a micro and macro scale, actively participating in prioritization, scoping & creative discussions.
- Help to drive iteration between disciplines with a focus on technical & aesthetic quality, feasibility & player experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communicator, comfortable translating the complexity of a wide variety of disciplines with accuracy and precision.
- Approachable & enthusiastic about narrative and the technical underpinnings that bring a story to life.
- Deep appreciation for the various crafts that go into games & a passion for helping to express them to the highest level of quality.
- Actively engages with feedback at every level & is aware of the overlap between design and other disciplines.
- Comfortable balancing priorities in a highly iterative environment.
- Able to utilize lateral thinking to solve problems and utilize resources effectively.