Level Designer

3 Months ago • 4 Years + • Level Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Epic Games is seeking a Level Designer to collaborate on a new games and entertainment universe with Disney. Responsibilities include creating visually appealing and fun locations within the Disney universe (buildings, landmarks, POIs), focusing on collaborative and compelling gameplay spaces, using content for storytelling, and bringing the game world to life. This role requires working effectively in a cross-disciplinary team, providing input and feedback, and driving the vision of in-game locations from planning to completion. The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience shipping multiple titles, proficiency in a level editor (UE5 preferred), and experience with prop placement, lighting, and visual scripting.
Must have:
  • 4+ years experience shipping multiple titles as a level designer
  • Experience using a level editor (UE5 or similar)
  • Proficiency in prop placement, lighting, mood/atmosphere, and design markup
  • Effective communication and collaboration with artists, programmers, and production
  • Problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset
  • Visual scripting experience (Blueprints, for example)
Perks:
  • 100% employer-paid benefits (excluding PMI for dependents)
  • Pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Health care cash plan
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Critical illness coverage
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Flu shots
  • Health checks
  • Meals
  • Robust mental well-being program (Modern Health)

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

DESIGN

What We Do

Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.

What You'll Do

The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games are collaborating on an all-new games and entertainment universe.

In addition to being a world-class games experience, this new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, and engage with content, characters, and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more.

Players, gamers, and fans of all kinds will be able to create their own stories and experiences, express their fandom in a distinctly Disney way, and share content with each other in ways that they love. Come join us in creating the future of interactive entertainment.

Epic Games is seeking a Level Designer to join our dynamic team and contribute to various aspects of game design for our collaboration with Disney. In this role, you'll utilize your experience, knowledge of design tools, and sense of scale to push the visual quality of the game and delight players with fresh experiences. Level Designers at Epic are a part of a cross-discipline content team working to develop great looking levels.

In this role, you will

  • Create buildings, natural landmarks, and POIs within the Disney universe to design visually appealing and fun locations that follow gameplay rules
  • Focus on building collaborative and compelling gameplay spaces
  • Use content to tell stories and push ambient storytelling in the world
  • Use your experience and tools to make the world come alive
  • Help drive the vision of in-game locations from planning all the way to ship
  • Work effectively in a collaborative environment, providing input, and regular feedback

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 4+ years of experience shipping multiple titles as a level designer
  • Experience using a level editor (UE5, or similar)
  • Direct involvement with prop placement, lighting, mood/atmosphere, and design markup
  • Experience working closely and communicating with artists, programmers and production
  • Demonstrated ability to improvise and creatively solve problems
  • Ability to react quickly to changing project needs and directions, along with strong problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset
  • Visual scripting experience (Blueprints, for example)
  • Experience with procedural level generation

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

Similar Jobs

Arkose Labs - Staff iOS Engineer

Arkose Labs

Pune, Maharashtra, India (Hybrid)
21 Hours ago
Vercel - Build Systems Engineer

Vercel

(Remote)
7 Hours ago
Infosys - Senior .NET Full Stack Developer with React or Angular

Infosys

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States (On-Site)
21 Hours ago
Axiom Zen - Front-End Engineer

Axiom Zen

United States (Remote)
4 Months ago
Clear Watery Analytics - Software Development Director

Clear Watery Analytics

Paris, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)
18 Hours ago
Limit Break - Level Designer

Limit Break

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
9 Months ago
HoYoverse - Level Designer - Fresh Grad

HoYoverse

Singapore (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Ubisoft - Senior Level Artist[3A Project]

Ubisoft

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Activision - Expert Level Designer - Single Player

Activision

London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
4 Months ago
Intrepid Studios,  Inc  - Senior Level Designer

Intrepid Studios, Inc

San Diego, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Lulalend - Senior Software Engineer

Lulalend

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Remote)
6 Months ago
Pattern® - Senior Software Engineer - NodeJS

Pattern®

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Ubisoft - Game Economy Designer

Ubisoft

Saint-Mandé, Île-de-France, France (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Hedra - Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Hedra

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
P99 soft - Lead React.js Developer

P99 soft

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
21 Hours ago
Wrike - Senior Backend Engineer

Wrike

Prague, Prague, Czechia (Hybrid)
1 Day ago
Syniverse - Sr. QA Backend Test Engineer

Syniverse

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Animoca Brands - Frontend Developer

Animoca Brands

South Korea (Remote)
6 Months ago
WebFX - React Developer

WebFX

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Microsoft - Senior Full Stack Software Engineer - Microsoft Threat Protection

Microsoft

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
1 Week ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in London, England, United Kingdom

Behaviour Interactive - Principal Gameplay Programmer - Dead by Daylight | Programmeur·euse jouabilité Principal·e - Dead by Daylight

Behaviour Interactive

Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
ION - Technical Operations Engineer

ION

Woking, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Technicon Design - Digital Modeller

Technicon Design

Coventry, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
4 Weeks ago
Cloud Imperium Games - Senior UI Programmer

Cloud Imperium Games

Manchester, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Google - Senior UX Designer, Cloud Web3

Google

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
2 Days ago
Tesla - Sales Advisor

Tesla

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Assystems - Mechanical Engineer

Assystems

Derby, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
Pixel Toys - Game Designer (Combat)

Pixel Toys

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
PlayStation Global - Staff HRIS Analyst - ATS

PlayStation Global

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Tencent - Senior Global Marketing & Campaign Manager, PC Console Games

Tencent

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Level Design Jobs

Playtika - Senior Level Designer - Solitaire Grand Harvest

Playtika

Israel (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Naughty Dog - Associate Game Designer

Naughty Dog

Los Angeles, California, United States (Hybrid)
3 Days ago
Next Level Games - Senior Level Designer

Next Level Games

British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Ubisoft - Lead Level & Quest Designer AAA

Ubisoft

Saint-Mandé, Île-de-France, France (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Skybox Labs - Senior Environment Artist - Levels

Skybox Labs

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Ubisoft - Level Design Director

Ubisoft

Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
Ubisoft - Lead Quest Designer

Ubisoft

Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Tencent - Senior Level Designer

Tencent

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Ubisoft - Senior Programmer [Unity]

Ubisoft

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Ubisoft - Lead Quest Designer

Ubisoft

Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (On-Site)

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)

Porto Alegre, State Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Epic Games

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug