Responsibilities:

I found myself in the curious position of being the only full time level designer on this project. My responsibilities were therefore expansive.

• Spearheading the Level Design process from pre-production until release for 12 total tracks.
  • Setting up and managing the Level Design pipeline and timeline.
  • Determining and communicating the track design pillars and intentions in tandem with Game Design and the Game Director.
  • Establishing the intended racing experiences, POI’s and NASCAR recognizable elements per track based upon research into their real-life counterparts.
  • Designing and iterating upon the first track to establish an example and bar-of-quality for the following tracks.
    • Concept, metrics and blockout, gameplay pass, testing and iteration, polish and bug fixing.
  • Writing and maintaining a Level Design Doc and Creative Handbook to onboard parties into the level design process.
  • Managing and providing feedback to 1-3 Game Designers helping out with the level design workload throughout the project.
  • Actively iterating upon track designs to elevate them to the established bar-of-quality.
  • Discussing and solving or communicating any high-level issues that arise.
  • Maintaining direct communication with all departments and parties involved with the tracks.
• Taking part in design brainstorming sessions and being a general team player.
• General QA & bug fixing