Teams at Escape Velocity Entertainment

Lead quality assurance for a AAA game development team by defining QA strategy, managing internal and external testers, overseeing functional and platform testing, managing defects and risks, coordinating milestones and releases, and leading console certification efforts. The role also drives cross-functional quality initiatives, reporting dashboards, process improvements, tooling, and automation while mentoring QA leads and influencing senior leadership.

Designs and builds engaging maps, arenas, objectives, and combat spaces from concept through blockout. Collaborates with mechanics, AI, engineering, environment art, and cross-disciplinary teams; presents ideas, iterates through playtesting and feedback, improves gameplay tools, and mentors junior designers. The role requires strong game design knowledge, 3D level-building expertise, engine experience, communication skills, and a portfolio of shipped or playable level design work.

Designs enemies and NPC behaviors for a high-mobility multiplayer action game. Creates design specifications and technical documentation, collaborates with designers and engineers on scripting and behavior trees, analyzes player data and feedback to improve AI, coordinates dependencies with producers, and pitches new AI concepts to leadership.