Senior Dialogue Designer (CONTINGENT)

Job Description

• Coordinating and implementing dialogue for gameplay/story scenarios.
• Implementing dialogue for in-game cinematics.
• Implementing dialogue for NPC AI driven dialogue systems.
• Implementing non-verbal vocal exertion tagging on animations.
• Creatively iterate on the design and polishing the gameplay experience by collaborating closely with writers, animators, designers, and programmers.
• General scripting support for the rest of the dialogue team such as creating script functions, debugging scripts, and prototyping gameplay.
• Work within a level editor to implement scripting regions, spawners, and other markup.
• Provide detailed feedback on writing for systemic dialogue cohesion, consistency, and character arc
• Be a growing expert on features that you own or share
• Assign and review the work of mid-and associate-level team members where appropriate

• 5+ years game audio experience with at least 1-2 shipped AAA credit(s).
• Detailed understanding of naturalistic dialogue timing, pacing, and flow.
• Strong scripting skills and experience with languages such as Lua, Python, etc.
• Enjoy being a teammate, exhibit an open and collaborative approach to their work.
• Excellent communication skills; Able to give and request assistance with problems and issues across the development team
• Strong problem-solving skills; Able to accurately assess issues and formulate creative solutions, whether design or technical
• Outstanding organization and documentation skills; Able to work with large amounts of assets, provide clear naming convention and detailed tracking
• Extraordinary team attitude and being receptive to changes and direction in this dynamic atmosphere

• The estimated base pay range for this role is $60 - $75 USD hourly rate.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.