Tom Gilbert - Game Design portfolio

On GTA 5, I was a content designer (or level designer to the wider world). If I hadn't created so much content, I would list my duties per project, however, as you will see that would create a huge list of mostly copy and pasted duties. So here are my duties, approximately, for each type of content.

Missions:

• Being the mission owner from start to release
• Brainstorming and proposing mission ideas
• Creating/updating and maintaining mission design documentation
• Requesting assets required. Art, animation, audio, UI, writing (dialogue, mission name, mission description), code, and technical script
• Collaborating closely with other departments
• Working with writers to ensure dialogue reinforces gameplay
• Scouting open world locations for mission placement
• Scripting mission flow
• Scripting gameplay sequences and combat scenarios
• Scripting cutscenes and dialogue
• Scripting NPC pathing and behaviours
• Scripting UI
• Regular playtesting and iteration
• Bug fixes

• Being the mode owner
• Brainstorming and proposing game mode ideas, or creating quick prototypes
• Creating/updating and maintaining mode design documentation
• Requesting assets required. Art, animation, audio, UI, writing (dialogue, mission name, mission description), code, and technical script
• Collaborating closely with other departments
• Scouting open world locations for mode variant placement
• Creating map variants using open world locations and creating new locations using available props
• Scripting game mode rules & win conditions
• Regular playtesting and iteration
• Hosting large-session playtests
• Bug fixes

• Being the race owner
• Brainstorming and proposing race type ideas
• Creating/updating and maintaining mission design documentation
• Requesting assets required. Art, animation, audio, UI, writing (dialogue, mission name, mission description), code, and technical script
• Collaborating closely with other departments
• Scouting open world locations for race variant placement
• Creating race tracks using open world locations and creating custom tracks using available props
• Scripting race rules and behaviours
• Regular playtesting and iteration
• Bug fixes