Spawner / Game Designer

ArenaNet, creator of the block-buster RPG, Guild Wars, is looking for game designers with a passion for online games and mission design to work on Guild Wars as a member of the game design team. Candidates must have extensive game playing experience across a wide variety of game genres, and be able to script missions and quests using our in-house editing/scripting tools. For information about our team and products, please visit www.arena.net.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.

• Give input on design issues
• Scripting of Missions and Quests using our in-house tools
• Writing of quest and mission text including NPC dialogue
• Play through Quests and Missions and take feedback to tune designs
• Communicate with artists, programmers and other members of the design team

QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding of how game play affects the end user experience
• Creative writing ability
• Experience using game level and world building tools
• Experience with scripting languages
• Familiarity with Word and Excel
• Must work well in a creative team environment
• Must be a hard-core gamer with extensive experience playing games
• Passion for Guild Wars
• Strong communication skills
• Creativity and innovation
• Strong problem solving abilities

Please email all resumes to: Jobs@Arena.net