Experienced Level Designer

1 Month ago • 1 Years + • Level Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Climax Studios seeks an experienced Level Designer with proven skills in console game development. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining documentation for game environments, designing immersive levels for memorable gameplay experiences, adhering to project vision and best practices, providing constructive feedback during level reviews, playing the game to offer suggestions, and understanding narrative and gameplay ambitions. The role requires proficiency in Unreal Engine 4 or 5, greyboxing, scripting gameplay content, enemy placement, and excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will contribute to a AAA IP, working with a passionate team on a major project.
Must have:
  • Console title experience
  • Workflow planning & scheduling
  • Level flow, metrics & pacing
  • Unreal Engine 4/5 & Blueprinting
  • Greyboxing to professional standards
  • Gameplay scripting (events, interactions)
  • Enemy placement/spawn points
  • Excellent communication
Good to have:
  • Third-person action game experience
Perks:
  • Regular social events
  • Pension
  • Fresh fruit and snacks
  • Friendly work environment
  • Ongoing training & development
  • Great dockside location
  • Group Private Medical Insurance
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Private Dental Insurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Cycle To Work Scheme
  • Eye-Care Vouchers
  • Bring your dog to work
  • In-house clubs and socials

Job Details

Description

Climax Studios was established nearly 30 years ago, we have an extensive history in developing all kinds of digital experiences across all formats, and we have won multiple awards along the way.

We have a state of the art studio located in the heart of the beautiful Albert Dock in Liverpool overlooking the Harbour.

You take your creativity seriously and games should be what get you fired up and passionate. At Climax we embrace those who see things in a different way and aren’t afraid to try-out new things and push themselves out of their comfort zones.

We are seeking an experienced Level Designer, with proven level design skills & experience working on Console titles, to join our award-winning team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a AAA IP where you will be responsible for creating and owning major immersive environments for the game from start to finish. This is a great opportunity to work with a team of passionate and experienced designers on a AAA project.

Requirements

  • Experience working as a Level Designer on at least one published console title.
  • Experience of helping to plan and schedule workflows.
  • A strong grasp of level flow, metrics & pacing.
  • A good visual eye for scene setting, sight lines, vistas and areas of interest.
  • Proven experience working within Unreal Engine 4 or 5, as well as with Blueprinting.
  • Experience of greyboxing levels to a professional standard.
  • Experience in scripting gameplay content in levels such as events, interactions and encounters.
  • Experience with enemy placement/spawn points.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a creative and multidisciplinary team.
  • Level design experience for third person action games is a benefit.
  • Enjoys a creative challenge with the passion and motivation to make great games

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Create and maintain documentation for all owned environments.
  • Design and build large, immersive levels that create memorable gameplay experiences.
  • Keep to project vision for best practices, methodologies used and quality benchmark.
  • As part of level reviews, able to provide constructive critique and solutions.
  • Regularly play the game and provide suggestions and feedback in a clear and constructive manner.
  • Able to understand and action the narrative and gameplay ambitions for the levels.
  • Ability to self-motivate as-well-as motivate other members of the team

Benefits

  • Regular social events
  • Pension
  • Fresh fruit and snacks
  • A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
  • Ongoing training and development, with career progression
  • Great dockside location, a short walk from the rail station, bars, restaurants, coffee shops
  • Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Private Dental Insurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Cycle To Work Scheme
  • Eye-Care Vouchers

Perks

  • Bring your doggo to work! We're a dog friendly studio, bring your pooch in to meet us.
  • Fresh fruit and healthy snacks provided daily, breakfast and some not so healthy snacks.
  • In-house clubs and socials. From board games, tennis, football to D&D nights, there are lots of opportunities to socialise.
  • Regular Socials including Project Wrap Parties, team and studio events, Christmas and annual Summer parties and some great charity fundraising events.

Role Information: EN

Studio: Climax Studios

Location: Europe, United Kingdom, Liverpool

Area of Work: Game Development

Service: Create

Service Type: Design

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

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About The Company

Climax was founded over 30 years ago and is located in the coastal city of Portsmouth.  

We have an extensive history in developing all kinds of digital experiences across all formats, delivering entire games, through to co-development and technological problem solving and we’ve won many awards along the way. 

We're currently developing AAA console games and looking for developers to join us.

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