Senior AI Designer

At Activision, a leading worldwide developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, known for iconic brands including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero™.

• At least 3 years of professional game industry experience
• Experience with visual and object-oriented scripting
• Experience with taking custody over character’s animation requirements
• Ability to collaborate and thrive as part of a creative team
• Creativity in problem solving and a positive, respectful team-first attitude
• Organizational skills and capability to meet deadlines
• Comfort with self-critique and accepting outside feedback
• Habit of regularly playing and understanding modern video games

Nice to have:

• Participating in development of a AAA project at gameplay design or AI design position
• Experience working with more than one development engine
• Enjoyment of playing a variety of video game genres and titles

• Taking ownership over design of combat and non-combat NPC and their behaviors
• Writing both detailed and high-level documentation, defining NPC behavior and requirements
• Implementing the AI using behavior trees
• Understanding animation requirements and dependencies
• Working with an in-house object-oriented scripting language, database, and animation tools
• Clearly communicating complex ideas to the development team

We strongly encourage applications from women and members of under-represented groups, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.