Senior AI Designer

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Senior AI Designer to join the development of a new IP.   
 
Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team of highly skilled developers to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining! 
 
As a member of the gameplay department, you’ll design and implement a variety of non-player characters to bring life to the game world. 

As a member of the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.  

 
You’ll help us by… 

• Taking the ownership over design of combat and non-combat NPC and their behaviors 

• Writing both detailed and high-level documentation, defining NPC behavior and requirements 

• Implementing the AI using behavior trees 

• Understanding of animation requirements and dependencies 

• Working with an in-house object-oriented scripting language, database and animation tools 

• Clearly communicating complex ideas to our diverse development team  

You’re awesome because you have… 

• At least 3 years of professional game industry experience 

• Experience with visual and object-oriented scripting 

• Experience with taking custody over character’s animation requirements 

• The ability to collaborate and thrive as part of a creative team 

• Creativity in problem solving and a positive, respectful team-first attitude 

• Organization methods and the capability to meet deadlines 

• Comfort with self-critique and accepting outside feedback 

• A habit of regularly playing and understanding modern video games 

Bonus points for… 

• From start to finish participating in development of a AAA project at gameplay design or AI design position 

• Experience working with more than one development engine 

• Enjoyment of playing a variety of video game genres and titles 

Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. 

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At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences. 

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.