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ILMxLAB Experience Designer (Project) San Francisco, CA

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Location: 39 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA Posted: Jun 13, 2020

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Position at ILMxLAB

Position Summary

We’re on a mission: building the future. We are lucky to work in an amazing fusion of development where exceptional, interactive & immersive stories combine with groundbreaking visuals and sound. That spectacular mash-up results in unparalleled real-time worlds. Building and releasing these experiences, we endeavor to raise the bar as high as we possibly can. The result is powerful, story-based immersive entertainment.
It is our great fortune to be standing at the crossroads - unconstrained by a specific title or universe - in a highly creative & highly technical environment that thrives on collaboration. If that sounds interesting, jump in! Our team is growing. We're looking for talented and driven creative technologists to help design and build the next generation of premium immersive stories. Virtual reality, augmented reality, real-time cinema, theme park entertainment and narrative-based experiences - our goal is to expand and enhance creative storytelling as it’s never been done before!
Have a look at the description below. If it sounds like you, send us your stuff!

Primary Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary dev team to advance the state of real-time rendered immersive experiences.
  • Contribute to the creation of new interactive entertainment paradigms in VR and AR.
  • Conspire with the creative & tech team on the optimal design, build, and scripting of levels for amazing real-time experiences.
  • Driven to collaborate on the definition and maintenance of design pillars.
  • Creation of design / feature documentation, creative briefs
  • Designs, builds, tests and iterates rapid functional prototypes, new ideas and mechanics.
  • Collaborate in development of breakdowns, task lists, estimates, schedules, milestones and overall project goals as necessary; participate in project stand-ups, meetings, and reviews.
  • Actively participate in design, organization and execution of usability & play testing

Required Skills / Experience:

  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in entertainment design, game design, interaction design, new media design, related field or equivalent experience.
  • 3-5+ yrs experience & demonstrable facility in the process & design of interactive experiences: knowledge of flow, pace, engagement, structure, environment, storytelling, replay, etc.
  • Experienced designing interactions and interfaces for hardware and software
  • Knowledge, appreciation (& identification) of design patterns related to design of user-centered interactions
  • Analysis – your instincts get you very far. You know the power of metrics & data and want to discover the best possible experience via collected analytics and community feedback.
  • Expert with standard design communication tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, Visio / OmniGraffle
  • Proficient in level-building tools & game engines (Unreal, Unity, etc.)
  • Desired Skills / Experience:
  • Experience in and passion for the creation of VR & AR experiences
  • Design of experiences for mobile devices or consumer electronics
  • Knowledge of 3D content creation & pipelines (Maya, SoftImage, Max, etc.)
  • SCRUM / Agile development experience
  • Must be willing to travel occasionally
**Portfolio of relevant design experience is required - show us your chops: documents (design, creative briefs), images, diagrams, movies of walk-throughs or levels are needed.

This position is with Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC, which is part of a business segment we call Industrial Light & Magic. Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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