Technical Designer

1 Month ago • 2-4 Years • $70,000 PA - $90,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Next Level Games is looking for an experienced Technical Designer to join their team. The role involves establishing and maintaining level creation pipelines, bridging the gap between tech and design teams, providing support, proposing solutions, designing shared tech solutions, promoting technical standards, and liaising with other departments. The candidate will also help test new features, provide feedback for improvements, and establish best practices for designers. The job requires strong communication, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work well in a multi-discipline team environment.

Must have:

2-4 years of industry experience or 1-2 shipped games
Strong communication skills
Understanding of Python
Experience in text-based scripting
Experience with animation state machines
Knowledge of C / C++, C# / .NET
Support content creators
Strong multi-discipline problem solving skills
Works well in a multi-discipline team environment
Organized and self-motivated

Good to have:

Experience with Houdini
Substance Designer experience
Environment art and prop creation experience

Perks:

Competitive benefits and annual leave
Support for mental health and financial well-being
Access to in-studio gym and extensive media library
Join a committee
Discounted shopping at Nintendo's employee store
A workplace that values inclusivity and encourages growth
A chance to be part of Nintendo, creating award winning games

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Job Details

WHO WE ARE:

Next Level Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

We’ve been passionate about video game development for 20 years now, shipping award-winning games for fans across the world and still going strong. Some of our titles include Super Mario Strikers, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!!, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Metroid Prime Federation Force, Luigi’s Mansion 3 and most recently Mario Strikers™: Battle League.

At NLG, we believe that a project finds success when we collaborate. Therefore, we place careful consideration to build an environment where everyone feels welcome and has fun in the process of achieving our shared goals.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

We are looking for an experienced Technical Designer to join our team. key responsibilities of the role include:

Help establish and maintain level creation pipeline
Serve as a bridge between the tech and design teams and provide support whenever necessary
Interface with design and engineering teams to propose and support solutions to level-specific features
Design and promote shared tech solutions to gameplay and level needs
Promote and maintain technical standards within performance budget constraints
Liaise as the technical expert with supporting departments
Help test new features and tools, and help provide feedback for possible improvements
Help establish best practices and workflows for designers.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

1-2 shipped games, or 2-4 years of industry experience
Strong communication skills 
Ability to think about long term implications of tools and feature changes
Understanding of Python  
Experience in text base scripting and working with animation state machines
Knowledge of C / C++, C# / .NET
Desire and ability to support content creators
Strong multi-discipline problem solving skills 
Works well in a multi-discipline team environment 
Organized and self-motivated

NICE TO HAVE:

Experience with Houdini
Substance Designer experience
Environment art and prop creation experience

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE:

Competitive benefits and annual leave, including discretionary performance bonus program and health coverage
Support for mental health, financial well-being, legal assistance and more through our Employee Assistance Program
Access to our in-studio gym, and an extensive media library filled with games and books
Join a committee – board games, sports, or something else – it’s all here!
Discounted shopping for products and merchandise at Nintendo's employee store
A workplace that values inclusivity and encourages continuous growth
A chance to be part of Nintendo, creating award winning games that make an impact

This is a hybrid position, requiring at least three days per week at our Vancouver studio.

The hiring range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000 CAD annually and is subject to change. The final base salary compensation will be based on factors such as skills, education, and experience.

We wish to thank all applicants in advance; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

We are currently only considering applicants who already have work eligibility and are residing in or willing to relocate to Metro Vancouver.