Radical Forge is partnering with Beat Games to co-develop exciting music content for their VR title Beat Saber. This key role involves creating new levels (beatmaps and lighting) for the game. Radical Forge, an indie game developer based in Middlesbrough, UK, has grown to over 60 talented individuals, fostering a collaborative and creative culture while working on original IPs like 'Bright Paw' and 'Southfield'.

Must Have

• Work closely with design teams to create great new levels for the game.
• Support the creation of both visual and musical parts of the design.
• Proactively seek and analyse player feedback and incorporate it into new designs.
• Continuously look for improvements for the game.
• Work within technical constraints of the game.
• Understanding the syncopation and has an understanding of complex polyrhythms.
• Expert+ level Beat Saber player.
• Familiarity with the official in-game level editor.
• Familiarity with V3 lighting and mapping in Beat Saber.
• A high level of care and attention to detail.
• Strong customer focus and experience in working with user feedback to inform the roadmap.
• High collaboration skills.
• Ability to be creative working under constraints.

Good to Have

• Avid rhythm games player.
• A music related education or experience as a musician.

Perks & Benefits

• Open & Honest communication about studio direction.
• Flexible work hours with the option to work from home part-time or always.
• Private healthcare, including a cash plan for day-to-day health costs (dental, optical, physiotherapy).
• First Fridays for group projects, self-directed learning, and research.
• Two annual Duvet Days.
• An extra holiday day for each year of service.
• An optional yearly charity day.

Our Mission

Radical Forge is excited to partner with the team at Beat Games to help ramp up the music production and co-develop exciting music content together with Beat Games.

Radical Forge, an indie game developer based in Middlesbrough, UK, provides co-development services for both AAA and indie titles. In 2021 the company created their first original IP, 'Bright Paw', which was published on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series S/X, Google and iOS by Rogue Games. We are currently working on our newest IP, Southfield, which you can look forward to playing soon!!

Since its beginnings in 2017, the company has grown to over 60 incredibly talented, collaborative, and creative individuals. We are the sum of our skills, passion, and, most of all, our people. We firmly believe that treating individuals with genuine respect, understanding, and kindness creates a welcoming culture that allows creativity to thrive and for individuals to join together to create games they are genuinely proud of.

Your Mission

We are looking for a talented Level Designer (Beatmapper) to join our studio to strengthen our design team while we support Beat Games in ramping up their music production over the next year, for their fantastic VR title Beat Saber.

This is a key role in building the future of Beat Saber.

You will be responsible for creating new levels (beatmaps and lighting) for the Beat Saber game.

Beat Games is an award-winning game studio based in Prague, Czech Republic. Their first VR game title, Beat Saber, became an overnight success selling millions of copies worldwide. Through the years, Beat Games has collaborated with some of the biggest artists in the music industry, bringing over 300 songs to the game.

If you have any portfolio of existing custom Beat Saber songs please link them in your application.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with design teams to create great new levels for the game
• Support the creation of both visual and musical parts of the design.
• Proactively seek and analyse player feedback and incorporate it into new designs.
• Continuously look for improvements for the game.
• Work within technical constraints of the game.

Skills Summary

Essential

• Understanding the syncopation and has an understanding of complex polyrhythms.
• Expert+ level Beat Saber player.
• Familiarity with the official in-game level editor.
• Familiarity with V3 lighting and mapping in Beat Saber.
• A high level of care and attention to detail.
• Strong customer focus and experience in working with user feedback to inform the roadmap.
• High collaboration skills.
• Ability to be creative working under constraints.

Desirable

• Avid rhythm games player.
• A music related education or experience as a musician.

Core Behaviours

• Curiosity & Problem solving - Ensures an understanding of how things work and why. With a focus on listening, seeking out knowledge, identifying problems and working on solutions.
• Vision & Innovation - You take time to ensure you understand purpose, priority, quality required and can explain it to others.
• Heart, Passion & Drive - You understand your role and impact on the basic variables within a project - you use this knowledge to suggest improvements to efficiency or quality.
• Leadership, Teamwork & Inclusivity - You understand the importance of teamwork and proactively contribute to team culture and an inclusive environment.

The role can be fully remote.

The role will initially be a 6 month fixed term contract.

Equal Opportunities Promise

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status or veteran status. We will also consider employment for qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.

KICK ASS BENEFITS

• ### Open & Honest

We keep our employees in the loop every month about where we are heading as a studio and what's going on behind the scenes.

• ### Flexible Working

We offer flexible work hours with the option to work from home part-time or always.

• ### Employee Health Benefits

We offer private healthcare, including a cash plan to help with day-to-day health costs such as dental, optical, physiotherapy, and more.

• ### First Fridays

Every first Friday of the month, everyone is free to work on group projects, self-directed learning, research games, and share what they've learned.

• ### Time to Yourself

Not feeling it this morning? Then, take one of your two annual Duvet Days. Plus, you get an extra holiday day for each year of service and an optional yearly charity day for everyone.

OUR CULTURE

We offer a safe-haven for your creativity, where you’ll be treated with fairness, respect and honesty. We take that shit really seriously. We’re transparent with all our staff about what we’re doing and where we’re going, and our leadership keep you in the loop.

We’re inclusive too. We’re devotedly LGBTQ+ and POC friendly, and we know the best teams are diverse ones where everyone feels accepted and supported.

Speaking of support, we’ve partnered with the mighty Safe in Our World to continuously educate our understanding of mental health so we can better serve our team. We also have trained mental health first aiders throughout the studio, and provide private healthcare that includes access to therapy and GPs.