Are you looking for the challenge of creating great gameplay and player experiences? Can you imagine bringing to life characters that react, respond, and adapt to players actions? Do you relish the idea that combat encounters can play out differently each time the player takes on the same mission? Do you believe AI-driven characters should rely on their senses, just like the player does? If so, you just might be the ideal candidate to become Bungies next AI Designer.As an AI Designer, you will be responsible for taking the initial ideas for a combatant and converting them into fully-realized behaviors in the game. AI Designers are tasked with writing all of the scripts that will handle the behavior structure for the combatants. You will balance combatant strength against player weapons and difficulty levels, and then working closely with the World Designers to craft specific experiences for many of the moments in the game.RESPONSIBILITIESDrive AI features and development of design decisions with partner teamsValidate of gameplay features through Bungie IP and Franchise standardsCollaborate with a multidisciplinary team of content creators and engineers to create memorable AI experiencesProactively solicit feedback from stakeholders, and constantly upgrade your ideas and implementations based on that feedbackUse Bungie's in-house character creation and data editing tools to create new behaviors, characters, weapons, attacks, and abilitiesFine-tune data for enemies to get the challenge level right for a wide variety of situations in both solo and group playTroubleshoot, debug, and fix AI behavior and performancesFor Staff level candidates, in addition to the above responsibilities, we are targeting:Mentors and guides best practices and craft of more junior designersWorks closely with Leads to help refine and drive vision for AIREQUIRED SKILLSIntuitive understanding of what makes a combatant a memorable experience and what players are looking for when they fight themEffective communication skills and a deep desire to work closely with other disciplinesAble to break down what is not working on a character and the ability to convert that knowledge into realistic methods to solve issuesExperience scripting or codeEnemy AI or related experience on a shipped, high quality, combat-focused gameUnderstanding anticipation, follow through, character and timingNICE-TO-HAVE SKILLSSolid understanding of the game development processMission Design experience, especially how a Mission Designer converts a group of combatants into a fun and memorable encounterA background in AnimationExperience managing or mentoring other designersExperience leading a cross-disciplinary team#J-18808-Ljbffr

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