Title: Senior Level Designer

Location: Needham United States

Job Description:

WB Games  

Job TypeFull time 

 Job IdR000103804 

 Hybrid

 

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

 

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

 

Warner Bros. Games Boston is a Warner Bros. Games development studio focused on creating free-to-play games for mobile platforms. The studio is utilizing its extensive expertise in creating persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities to develop its hit mobile game, Game of Thrones: Conquest.

 

 

The Job

 

WB Games Boston’s Mobile Publishing is seeking a Senior Level Designer with a strong eye for visual design and deep experience designing action oriented playable ads. You have demonstrated proven experience in layout, level design, storyboarding and articulating playable ad’s bold beats. Playable Ads are interactive mini-games that are used to engage and attract new users to download and play our games.

As a level designer you will be in charge of the level design and polishing the game mechanics and game-flows of our playable ads as well as testing and gaining insights based on how the playable performed.

 

 

Your role will be to deliver designs to the team through collaboration and communication with artists, engineers, producers and other key stakeholders. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast paced, hybrid space, where design ownership extends into Unity implementation.

 

The Daily

• This role reports directly to the Creative Director of the Creative Services team within Mobile Game Publishing.
• Rapidly design and create mock ups/storyboards of mini-game and playable concepts that the team will implement and test with UA.
• Communicate, collaborate and give feedback to the creative team on implementation targets of creative playable outputs.
• Think critically, demonstrate empathy, and create recommendations for player interactions and desired themes for future playables.
• Drive collaboration with engineers, PMs, artists, and game designers to initiate and document ideation of feature needs.
• Seek reviews from stakeholders, peers, and UA to rapidly iterate upon designs, making decisions informed by feedback and user data.
• Work closely with PMM and CS Creative Director to create playable campaigns.
• Utilize ai tools to rapidly inform new playable concepts, iterations and leverage ai to streamline the playable creation process.

 

The Essentials

• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating storyboarding, and examples of playable ads or small playable game concepts/levels.
• Experience rapidly prototyping mini-games and playable ads, responsive animations using Unity game engine.
• Experience with the casual game spaces or hyper casual games
• An understanding of what best of class looks like from a product marketing perspective and has their pulse on game marketing design.
• Has strong leadership skills and communication skills both oral, visual and written.
• Research and develop engaging playable ad concepts and stay informed of market trends.

 

Requirements

• 3-5 years as a game designer or UI/UX game designer - designing levels & interactions for casual mobile games
• Understanding of art layout, UI, game pacing/level design
• Knowledge of Unity, Unreal, or HTML games
• Basic knowledge of generative ai tools such as Runway, Genini, ComfyUI, Vizcom, Nanobanana
• Understanding of current mobile market in the midcore/hybrid casual space

 

 

How We Get Things Done…

 

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

 

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $78,400.00 - $145,600.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.