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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.

Avalanche is a Warner Bros. Games studio located in downtown Salt Lake City nestled against the backdrop of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. We’ve been in the video game business since 1995, creating interactive experiences for fans of the world’s largest franchises. Join the team behind the blockbuster open world, action RPG Hogwarts Legacy as we create what’s next!

Title: Associate Designer

Job Type: Design, Game Development/Publishing

Location: United States, Utah

Avalanche, a division of WB Games Inc.is seeking an Associate Level Designer. Work with the team that created Hogwarts Legacy!

**This is a hybrid position requiring up to 2-3 days per week onsite at Avalanche's Salt Lake City studio.

The Daily

Design and maintain levels or open-world areas: Craft engaging and immersive environments, ensuring they are well-balanced and visually appealing.
Implementing game content: Setup enemies, populate gameplay elements and orchestrate events involving NPCs to enhance the player's experience.
Utilize UE5 Blueprint: Script gameplay events and create interactive gameplay objects using Unreal Engine 5’s blueprint system.
Present and refine work: Regularly showcase your work to leadership, incorporating feedback swiftly and effectively to improve the quality of the game.
Engage across disciplines: Work closely with your level design team, as well as story, level art, technical design, animation and programming teams, to ensure cohesive and polished game experiences.

The Essentials

Experience with Unreal Engine 5.
Good understanding of Blueprints (UE5).
Ability to collaborate with a design group and across other disciplines while maintaining a positive attitude.
Ability to take direction and feedback well.
Highly motivated self-starter and creative thinker with fresh ideas.
A passion for gaming and game development.

Nice to Have

Industry experience as well as a related undergraduate degree.
Pursuing a degree in Game Design or equivalent degree in a creative field strongly preferred. (Art/Illustration/Storytelling).

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.

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