Fundamental Info

• We agree with 99% of Earth's population that Earth is round.
• We are a premium AA+ Indie that has all the elements to become a highly recognized IP. 
• Orientation period: allow yourself 2-4 weeks to become familiar with the product and team.
• We are looking for candidates that can start between now & August.
• Always remote, ideally full-time but can start as part-time
• Core team member with flexible time-management & freelance contract
• Salary: Dependent on knowledge, skill, experience level and location.
• Working with an interdisciplinary team from around the globe. Ranging from GMT-1 to GMT+2.

Your Role

As a Level Designer, you'll use your strong grasp of design fundamentals and experience to continue creating memorable levels that are intertwined with visual narrative and an outstanding atmosphere.

As we’re approaching the last stage of development, your work will mostly focus on technical tasks such as tweaking current areas in our levels in Unity: collisions, setting up scripts, checkpoints, cameras, gameplay, etc. However, as every designer on the team, you’ll have a voice in problem-solving and finding compromises between design, art, tech and the creative director's vision. 

That being said, as we focus on long term stability and team building, we expect you to show your creative side when we’ll start developing new areas, puzzles, levels in the upcoming DLC and future game(s). You’ll use your know-how, sensitivity, creativity, and strong interpersonal skills, to collaborate in a cross-functional team to create a very playable & memorable theatrical world of puppets.

Skills & Requirements

To thrive as a Game Designer at Flatter Than Earth you would have:

• 3+ years of level design experience
• 1+ years of development & design experience within the platforming & puzzle genres.
• Experience in launching a game. A minimum of 1 shipped title as a level designer.
• Strong understanding of theory behind player motivations and overall player psychology that can be altered though proper level design.
• Affinity for the puzzle and platforming game audience, and an appreciation of its different player types, motivation and needs.
• Good knowledge of Unity and its tools (Timeline, animation, physics, etc).
• Very good English communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Combat design knowledge/experience is a plus

How to Apply 

Please introduce yourself and send your resumes, a short cover letter & links to any relevant info and previous games in an email.

Use the following email subject header:

Shipped Titles - Yrs of exp. - Role/title - Full Name - Current Location

Example: ship(3) - 5yrs - LevelDesigner- Johnny Bravo - Istanbul

To help us understand your perspective, if you can and want to please mention:

1. What speaks to you about our game and/or company?
2. When do you prefer to start ?
3. How many hours of work per week would you like to do ?
4. What are your salary expectations or rate range? 
5. Are you currently employed or have any active contracts ?

We will read carefully what you send us and reach out to you if you meet our criteria.

If you are a good fit, then a follow up email will be sent your way.

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We are offering You

• To be a very important part of the development of Once Upon a Puppet a puzzle-platformer game with many elements that make for a memorable experience in this genre.
• Be Indie and away from corporate bureaucracy and a heavy chain of command that slows down decision making & creativity.
• Be part of the core team, you will not be a cog in a machine, your voice will always be heard & important.
• Your creativity will not be limited by corporate processes, only self-limited by "blue-sky" yet realistic ideas that enhance the fun and do not kill scope.
• You will work remotely and manage your own time & location to focus.
• Choose when you want to take a day off or have a longer vacation.
• We at FTE heavily promote a culture free from crunch. Do not do it, it can have terrible effects.
• Salary is equal to skills and other team members will be glad to teach you or learn from you.
• Your input will have a serious effect on the project and its final form.
• If wanted, representing the game, team & company at game dev. events.
• You will feel you are responsible and a true owner of the game you are making.
• You are learning and evolving with us, Flatter Than Earth, a young team & young company aiming for big things.

Related Keywords

• level design, design theory, player progression, game rules, pitch, game development, game prototyping, rapid iteration, gameplay tuning