Three Rings Design in San Francisco - Level Designer
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In preparation for the launch of a new, 3D-based, Multiplayer Action-RPG, Three Rings, a San Francisco-based independent game developer, seeks to expand our development team with the addition of a new level designer. The successful candidate will:
* Be required to conceive, build and tune levels that offer a wide range of game play possibilities. Having an understanding of multiple game genres is required, especially action RPGs
* Be required to work with design tools to implement game mechanics and other content. The ability to quickly learn new tools and help improve them is essential. Scripting ability is a plus.
* Be responsible for aiding in the development of the game world and the stories it will tell. We are looking for a level designer who can come up with interesting concepts and themes on their own as well as collaborate with others and expand upon their ideas.
* Be able to talk about their vision and document it. This position will require you to interface with artists and engineers regularly.
Why Join Three Rings?
* You will have the opportunity to work in a collaborative and open setting with some jolly smart people and a minimum of bureaucracy.
* The work environment at our San Francisco offices is hip and comfortable (http://www.wired.com/culture/design/multimedia/2007/06/gallery_nemo_office).
* Salary, stock options, full health and dental benefits, a generous vacation plan, and participation in profit-sharing.
Application Process
Please submit your resume in plain text or pdf format to jobs-dpw@threerings.net including "Level Designer" in the subject line and a link to an online portfolio containing video, screen shots, game files or game saves of levels that you have created in the past, noting the content you personally created. Anything else that shows off your creativity such as writing samples, art, design docs, etc. is appreciated. Candidates without an online portfolio cannot be considered, and please do not send images and other material in attachments.You can find out more about Three Rings and our line of games at http://www.threerings.net/
No recruiters, please, candidates only.
* Be required to conceive, build and tune levels that offer a wide range of game play possibilities. Having an understanding of multiple game genres is required, especially action RPGs
* Be required to work with design tools to implement game mechanics and other content. The ability to quickly learn new tools and help improve them is essential. Scripting ability is a plus.
* Be responsible for aiding in the development of the game world and the stories it will tell. We are looking for a level designer who can come up with interesting concepts and themes on their own as well as collaborate with others and expand upon their ideas.
* Be able to talk about their vision and document it. This position will require you to interface with artists and engineers regularly.
Why Join Three Rings?
* You will have the opportunity to work in a collaborative and open setting with some jolly smart people and a minimum of bureaucracy.
* The work environment at our San Francisco offices is hip and comfortable (http://www.wired.com/culture/design/multimedia/2007/06/gallery_nemo_office).
* Salary, stock options, full health and dental benefits, a generous vacation plan, and participation in profit-sharing.
Application Process
Please submit your resume in plain text or pdf format to jobs-dpw@threerings.net including "Level Designer" in the subject line and a link to an online portfolio containing video, screen shots, game files or game saves of levels that you have created in the past, noting the content you personally created. Anything else that shows off your creativity such as writing samples, art, design docs, etc. is appreciated. Candidates without an online portfolio cannot be considered, and please do not send images and other material in attachments.You can find out more about Three Rings and our line of games at http://www.threerings.net/
No recruiters, please, candidates only.
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Edit: To be very clear, this is not a 3d artist position. This is a level designer position for individuals with a body of level design work (building and scripting play spaces).