(CONTINGENT) Senior Dialogue Designer
(CONTINGENT) Senior Dialogue Designer
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$ 60 - 75
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Why PlayStation
PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5 PlayStation4 PlayStationVR PlayStationPlus acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation technology and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment a whollyowned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner DZConneX.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position.
Ability to work hybrid from our Santa Monica CA based studio is required.
For 40 years Naughty Dog has been crafting bestselling critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of interactive storytelling gameplay and technology. Naughty Dog recently released The Last of Us Part I and The Last of Us Part II Remastered for the PS5. Were also proud to say that both games are now available for the first time on PC. Were currently busy at the kennel working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and wed love to find talented individuals to join us.
Naughty Dog games have long been lauded for their evocative characterdriven stories and attention to detail. We are committed to innovation within our games and as such have curated some of the top creative and technically innovative minds in the industry. We welcome diverse candidates and believe that a broad range of cultural and life experiences contribute to the overall wellbeing and success of the studio and the titles we craft together.
The ideal candidate possesses proven success in both creative and technical work as well as a sharp sense of cinematic aesthetic an attention to detail and a compelling passion for narrative storytelling as well as systemic dialogue. We are looking for an individual who can balance contributing ideas while maintaining aesthetic tone within the overall narrative design vision.
You possess a deep understanding of what it takes for a team to collaborate in making captivating narrative experiences and you embody that on a daytoday basis. Being a selfstarter is crucial to our collaborations at Naughty Dog so a strong and clear communication style is required. You will work closely with Dialogue Designers of all levels as well as collaborate with fellow Dialogue Team members writers designers animators and programmers.
The Senior Dialogue Designer role is a part of the Dialogue Team under the Audio Department. You will report directly to the Dialogue Lead and Audio Director for all tasks. As such writing is not a part of the responsibility set for this role. We encourage you to check back for writing/narrative positions when available.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinating and implementing dialogue for the following:
- Gameplay/Story dialogue scenarios
- Ingame cinematics
- NPC AI driven dialogue systems
- Nonverbal 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 midand associatelevel team members where appropriate
Requirements & Skills:
- 5 years game audio experience with at least 12 shipped AAA credit(s)
- Detailed understanding of naturalistic dialogue timing pacing and flow
- Strong scripting skillsand experience withlanguages suchas Lua Python etc.
- Strong scripting skills (Python Lua 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 problemsolving 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
Bonus Skills:
- Demonstrable programming skills (C C# etc.)
- Previous advanced experience with various forms of linear/interactive narrative media
- Experience with audio design/editing
- Knowledge of DAWs and/or digital audio theory
As a part of the Naughty Dog application process candidates will be expected to provide a portfolio or demo reel of their work and may be asked to complete a test.
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Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on jobrelated factors which may include knowledge skills experience and location.
In addition this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical dental and vision. Click hereto learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below this is an hourly rate.
$60 $75 USD
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity gender expression and gender reassignment) race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief marital or civil partnership status disability age sexual orientation pregnancy maternity or parental status trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Gig
