We’re looking for a skilled single player level designer to join our team. This is a key role, as you will be responsible for large sections of the world and how the player experiences it. You will collaborate closely with our design director and artists to formulate player experience, tell in-world story and create memorable levels. The ideal candidate has strong level design fundamentals and the ability to prototype ideas quickly in order to get team buy-in.

While this is a fully remote position, applicants will need to be available for core hours from 10am to 2pm ET in order to collaborate with coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Work with key disciplines (art, design and engineering) to determine constraints and requirements for levels.
• Design dense and interconnected single player levels that give a feeling of wonder and satisfaction from exploration.
• Create strong storytelling moments through gameplay that help illustrate our character’s journey.
• Whitebox levels in-engine, quickly prototyping events, interactions or mechanics to iterate quickly.
• Work with the design director to set up combat encounters that keep players engaged.
• Present your levels to stakeholders at key milestones along the way in order to get team buy-in and collect feedback.
• Continuously iterate and improve levels based on player feedback and testing results.
• Work closely with other members of the team to ensure that your design intention carries through to the finished and shipped level.
• Identify tooling or support that could enhance your workflow and improve production.

Requirements

• A strong portfolio showcasing a variety of level design, ideally through commercial projects.
• Proven experience designing single player levels.
• Unreal Engine experience and the ability to whitebox and prototype with blueprints.
• Strong understanding of user experience principles and an ability to design through a player-centric lens.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively within a small, multidisciplinary team.
• An openness to both giving and receiving feedback, in order to iterate quickly on solutions, identify problems, and ultimately achieve the best possible results.
• Creative problem-solving skills and adaptability to changing requirements.
• Highly self-motivated and proactive, you thrive while working without supervision.

Bonuses

• Experience with encounter design, specifically for combat-heavy titles.
• Experience with Metroidvanias.
• Experience on Science Fiction / Science Fantasy projects.

How to Apply

Please send us an email with your resume (or linkedin) and a link to your portfolio with the title of the job you are applying for in the subject line.

We look forward to connecting with you!