Description

Welcome to Amazon Games Bucharest! Joining the ranks of the existing development teams in Orange County, Montreal, San Diego and Seattle, we’re excited to expand Amazon Games’ commitment to creating and publishing incredible games, and we’re on the lookout for talented folks to join us as we grow.

At Amazon Games, our ambition is to create bold new experiences that foster community in and around our games. Our team of game industry veterans is developing and publishing live service AAA multiplayer games and developing original IPs, including New World, with our studios and teams in Seattle, Orange County, San Diego, and Montreal. Amazon Games also publishes best-in-class games working closely with our partners, leading with Lost Ark from Smilegate RPG, Throne and Liberty from NCSOFT, Blue Protocol from Bandai Namco Online as well as the next major entry in the Tomb Raider series from Crystal Dynamics.

In this role you will be working closely with a seasoned team of game developers where you can continue to grow and share your game development experience. We are looking for Artists who can communicate effectively, problem solve, and raise the project’s technical and visual standards daily.

Key job responsibilities

Contribute to the development of world creation and collaborate with key stake holders.

Compose, layout and build world assets with a focus on terrain, structures, and set pieces.

Translate 2D concepts and reference material into high quality 3D assets.

Help manage, team build, and mentor 3D Artists.

Develop techniques to increase productivity and quality of environment related assets.

Create and establish efficient workflows for visual development and game engine requirements.

Create a variety of assets including high and low polygon models to game engine specifications.

Optimize levels to achieve game requirements for streaming and frame rate.

Help to manage and direct internal Artists.

Surface a variety of assets from complex to simple while utilizing material and texture tools.

Help to plan, organize, and estimate environment deliverables.

Basic Qualifications

Extensive experience with visual scripting [such as in World Machine, Houdini, Substance Designer] and/or programming.

2+ titles shipped as a Lead Level Designer or World Designer focusing on world building.

Significant experience modeling, sculpting, and surfacing using related 2D/3D applications.

Portfolio demonstrating content and pipeline creation related to worlds.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Unreal Engine 4 in AAA game production including knowledge and experience using Blueprints.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary team mates to make gameplay in our worlds function.

Self-motivated and results oriented with excellent communication skills.

A passion for creating and composing immersive worlds

Strong foundational skills including composition, design, and color theory

Expertise using modern game engines

Ability to maintain a high level of quality while working with design and deadline constraints

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Company - Amazon Development Center (Romania) S.R.L.

Job ID: A2647923