Blizzard planerar att göra något nytt med sin Diablo-serie. Detta framkommer i en jobbannons där spelstudion söker efter en regissör med en gedigen bakgrund.
I annonsen kan vi läsa att de söker efter någon som ska ”ta Diablo-serien in i framtiden,” och ha arbetat som regissör eller ‘creative director’ för flertalet stora AAA-produktioner.
På sin hemsida berättar Blizzard att de söker följande:
”Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a game director with outstanding communications skills, proven experience in creative direction, strong ability in system design, and a stellar track record of shipping AAA games to lead the Diablo series into the future.”
Dessa blir regissörens ansvarsområden:
- Be the vision holder for the franchise, setting the creative goals for the team.
- Direct game design while successfully partnering with the production director to deliver and maintain an epic gaming experience.
- Discuss games with the player community via press announcements, forum posts, interviews, and public appearances.
- Maintain an awareness of global player behavior and customs to ensure that design decisions are relevant for international regions.
- Coach and guide creative team members toward achieving their career goals.
- Establish and maintain a creative environment, resolve personnel challenges, motivate qualified developers, and foster a culture of success.
Dessa kvalifikationer behövs:
- Knowledgeable and passionate about Diablo games
- A minimum of 5 years’ directing video game development
- Shipped multiple AAA products as a game director or creative director
- Outstanding communications and relationship-building skills
- Recognized ability to guide and inspire large development teams
- Able to work well in a team environment and communicate effectively with all development disciplines: programming, art, design, sound, and production
- Exhibited ability to coach and mentor employees at all levels of an organization
- Great sense for what makes a game fun to play
- Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
Detta är meriterande:
- Experience developing online games, action games, and / or role-playing games
- International game experience
- Higher educational degree
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