Join the award-winning team that created God of War

Are you the type of gamer who notices every detail?

Working as a Collision Designer you have the responsibility to provide the player with a smooth and free-flowing journey, as they explore incredible worlds. Your diligence to the mission will help maintain immersion and enable every player to be a hero.

Responsibilities

Create basic collision for early-in-production, designer created environments.
Craft detailed collision for the high-poly environments, created by the Env Art team.
Ensure that all collision allows for frictionless character movement and precise interactions.
Balance the need to be meticulous with ensuring the game remains performant.
Communicate status and intent across the Level Design & Environment Art teams.
Collaborate with the other Collision Designers and Production to ensure there is full coverage on tasks and that collision best practices are being adhered to.

Requirements

Proficient in the use of Maya.
Meticulous and detail-oriented – you know that getting the small things right matters!
A proactive, self-motivated, and disciplined approach to work.
Excellent communications and collaboration skills.
Experienced gamer who understands the effect that good/bad collision can have on games.

Preferred Experience

Full development cycle experience for at least 1 published triple-A title.
Experience in level design or environmental art modelling.

We value talent, self-motivation, and team spirit. In turn, we provide an environment with a large degree of autonomy and opportunities for growth.

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