Job Information
Meta Senior Technical Designer in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Summary:
Horizon Worlds is a cornerstone of Meta’s core mission to build the Metaverse. Our team is opening this vision out to millions of users yet to own VR headsets by making content that works across VR, mobile, and PC. We are looking for a Senior Technical Designer to create fun and engaging games and other types of experiential content within Horizon Worlds. In this role you will be responsible for the design and implementation of our first-party content, working alongside the rest of the content team and supported by other members of the development team (including audio and UI support).
Required Skills:
Senior Technical Designer Responsibilities:
Driving ideation, design, and implementation through to completed gameplay delivered to players on VR, mobile, and PC
Creating reusable scripted gameplay elements to a high level of polish
Prototyping gameplay designs to illustrate concepts
Overseeing cross-platform playtesting and use generated data to iterate design
Generating paper designs for sign-off by stakeholders
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
5+ years professional experience in gameplay scripting, technical design, or equivalent educational experience
Understanding of game architecture and ability to identify and implement common game mechanics and patterns in TypeScript or similar scripting languages
Interest in and understanding of a broad variety of game genres and styles on mobile & VR
Understanding of different audiences and their goals & motivations
Strong collaboration and communication skills, including with remote teammates
Understanding differences in interaction design for different input devices (eg PC, console, mobile, VR)
Experience debugging and managing performance within a scripting environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Unity, Unreal Engine or similar game engines
Experience at developing a Game as a Service or supporting Live Ops
Experience in designing for VR
A portfolio demonstrating a proven track record of delivering gameplay experiences as part of a team
Experience working with UGC editors (eg Roblox)
Modding experience
Industry: Internet