Quest Designer

6 Hours ago • 3 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Quest Designer will design and implement narrative-driven quests and level structures to enhance storytelling and gameplay. Responsibilities include designing engaging quests, crafting seamless transitions between gameplay and cutscenes, collaborating with various teams to ensure alignment with the game's vision, and maintaining high-quality standards for quests and levels. The role involves using visual scripting tools, playtesting, and iterating based on feedback, focusing on creating a high-quality, cinematic experience. This role requires at least 3 years of experience in quest or level design for video games, with a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in both areas.
Must have:
  • 3+ years of experience in quest or level design.
  • Proficiency in visual scripting tools (e.g., Unreal Engine Blueprints).
  • Ability to craft engaging linear narratives and levels.
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills.
  • Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Job Details

Who Are We?

HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content.

Community is at the heart of everything we do. We are devoted to engaging fans and fostering an enthusiastic and inclusive global community that provides access and encouragement for people to share their passion for ACG (Animation, Comics, and Games) through their own creativity and skills.

Pushing the boundaries of imagination, we consistently explore cutting-edge game development technologies, and have accumulated leading technical capabilities in cel shading, cloud gaming, and other fields.

In the future, we will continue to expand our content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.

When you apply to a position with HoYoverse, we will process your personal data. To learn more about how we process your data, we encourage you to review our comprehensive Global Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy. This policy provides detailed insights into how your information is collected, used, and protected throughout the application process.

Job Description:
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Quest Designer to join our talented development team. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a cutting-edge project that sets new standards in interactive storytelling and gameplay.

As a Quest Designer, you will be responsible for both quest and level design, ensuring a seamless and immersive player experience. You will design and implement engaging, narrative-driven quests while shaping the game’s level structure to enhance storytelling and gameplay. Working closely with writers, designers, artists, and programmers, you will ensure that quests and levels integrate cohesively to create a high-quality, cinematic experience.

What You Will Do:

  • Design, develop, and implement linear narrative quests that drive the story and deliver meaningful gameplay experiences
  • Craft seamless transitions between gameplay and cutscenes in a single uninterrupted shot, enhancing immersion and maintaining cinematic quality.
  • Own both quest and level design, ensuring that levels complement the narrative and gameplay objectives.
  • Collaborate with writers, worldbuilders, artists, and programmers to ensure quests and levels align with the game’s vision and mechanics.
  • Partner with dedicated level designers when needed, particularly in combat level design, to achieve the best gameplay flow.
  • Use visual scripting tools to implement quest logic, level events, and detailed mission flow documentation.
  • Playtest quests and levels, gather feedback, and iterate based on player experience and development team insights.
  • Maintain high-quality standards, ensuring quests and levels are polished, balanced, and free of bugs or design inconsistencies.

What We Are Looking For:

  • At least 3 years of experience in quest or level design for video games, with a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in both areas.
  • Proficiency in visual scripting tools such as Unreal Engine Blueprints, with experience in other game engines as a plus.
  • Strong ability to craft engaging linear narratives, design compelling levels, and create seamless gameplay experiences.
  • A keen aesthetic sense for film-style performance, ensuring high-quality storytelling through gameplay and cinematic integration.
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines for cohesive game design.
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, capable of refining quests and levels based on feedback.
  • A meticulous approach to maintaining the quality and consistency of all content created.
  • Fluent in English (knowledge of Mandarin is a plus, but not required).

We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you're looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team.

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About The Company

At HoYoverse, we are committed to creating immersive virtual world experiences for players around the world. In addition to game products such as "Genshin Impact," "Honkai Impact 3rd," "Tears of Themis," and "Honkai: Star Rail," HoYoverse also launched the dynamic desktop software "N0va Desktop," the community product "HoYoLAB," and created a variety of products such as animations, comics, music, novels, and merchandise around our original Creative Concept.


Adhering to our mission of "Tech Otakus Save the World," we have always been committed to technology research and development, exploring cutting-edge technologies, and have accumulated leading technical capabilities in cartoon rendering, artificial intelligence, cloud gaming technology, and other fields.


HoYoverse is actively engaged in globalization, with offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.

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