Expert Level Designer

You’ll help us by…

• Partnering with the Gameplay Director to set the overall vision and direction for combat, mission, and gameplay design. 

• Take ownership of creating level design principles for the whole game level design – supporting combat encounters, gameplay systems, narrative scenes, world systems and navigation. 

• Work together with other teams on technical solutions, pipelines and tools supporting level design implementation. 

• Take ownership of level design in a gameplay prototype – from ideation to final quality implementation. 

• Support hires, training and mentoring of level designers. 

• Analyze, pitch, prototype, and develop missions and open-world content for an unannounced AAA project 

• Create one-page designs, mission briefs, system outlines, and whatever other communication tools are necessary for succinctly and effectively communicating vision. 

• Leverage technical expertise to implement systems in proprietary tools. 

• Collaborate with multiple disciplines, ensuring partners are involved and informed throughout development. 

• Provide regular active feedback across all of your features, and across the game as a whole. 

• Remain current on industry trends including new game genres, new game design techniques, and trending audio-visual excellence. 

You’re awesome because you have… 

• 6+ years of experience shipping AAA titles (2+ years as Senior)

• Proven experience driving level design teams and technical pipelines 

• Ability to communicate design vision and to align vision within the team. 

• Experience with versatile game development tools such as Unity, Unreal, or similar proprietary tools. 

• Extensive player experience with games, including action, RPG, open world, and online titles. 

• Extraordinary self-motivation and initiative, and a positive attitude in the face of challenges.