Вакансія Lead AI Designer

Skills

• Unreal Engine

Опис вакансії

Gunzilla Games are looking to recruit a Lead AI Designer to join our design team working on our game OTG (Off The Grid), an all-new AAA Extraction Battle Royale shooter, currently available as Early Access on PlayStation®5, Xbox® Series X|S, and PC.

Responsibilities:

As a Lead AI Systems Designer, you will:

• Lead a cross-discipline team to build core AI systems that bring our NPCs to life and make them behave authentically
• Design and implement one or several parts of the game's AI systems, controls, and interfaces
• Maintain clear design and technical documents using Confluence, JIRA, and Microsoft Office tools alongside other disciplines
• Collaborate on the game systems from conception to release with the entire development team
• Mentor other less experienced AI designers
• Hands-on Unreal Editor experience of implementing core gameplay systems
• Manage AI animation needs and behavior using state machines and behavior trees for a variety of combat encounter experiences
• Work closely with our Directors to understand the overall game design vision
• Join the Engineering team to design and implement systems in the Unreal Editor that support the creative and game directions (e.g., artificial intelligence behaviors, etc.)
• Adapt or rework designs when needed to meet any technical or production constraints
• Collaborate with designers, programmers, and artists to ensure across-the-board consistency
• Develop flexible systems that can be expanded upon during post-launch
• Stay up to date on best practices to keep up with the industry, develop your skills, and refresh your knowledge

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience as a AI Designer with at least 1 in a lead position.
• Shipped at least one AAA title as a Senior or Lead AI designer, ideally FPS or Multiplayer.
• Experience working with AI visual scripting tools and working with AI Behaviour Trees
• Knowledge of and experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5
• Ability to breakdown and analyse mechanics to understand what key elements make for fantastic game design.
• Experience in leading and mentoring a team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive working environment.
• Clear understanding of the different areas of the production pipeline and how they collaborate to form intuitive and engaging moment to moment gameplay.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex concepts, including experience in creating detailed project documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills