Senior Level Designer

1 Hour ago • 5 Years + • $90,000 PA - $125,000 PA

Level Design

Job Description

Senior Level Designers oversee and construct game worlds, planning and iterating on gameplay spaces for engaging player experiences. They facilitate interdepartmental communication, ensuring cohesive collaboration and adherence to project vision. Responsibilities include creating layouts, environments, and gameplay moments, collaborating with various departments, fostering an iterative environment, and mentoring junior designers. They make independent creative decisions and contribute to tool and process improvement.

Good To Have:

A love of role-playing games, science fiction, fantasy and strategic gameplay.
Previous open-world game development experience.
Have a strong eye for environmental storytelling.
Experience working with Unreal blueprints.

Must Have:

Create thoughtfully crafted layouts, gameplay environments and gameplay moments.
Collaborate closely with other designers, leads, directors and departments.
Foster a highly iterative and collaborative environment across all disciplines.
Mentor junior designers in best practices, design techniques and promote a consistent growth mindset.
Capability to make independent creative decisions that reinforce the games creative vision and direction within set constraints.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of our tools and developmental processes.
5+ years of experience in Level design.
Ability to create harmonious and balanced designs through a deep fundamental understanding of the interaction between game space, gameplay systems, narrative, artistic requirements and constraints.
High proficiency in 3D Layout programs (Unreal Engine, etc).
High proficiency in game scripting and familiarity with quest content and branching dialogue systems.
Working knowledge of RPG game conventions.
Ability to create functional layouts with an eye towards quick assessment of mechanics, systems and events to facilitate efficient iteration.

Perks:

3 weeks of flexible vacation plus a 1-week paid holiday closure per year.
Generous sick and personal days.
Flexible working hours.
NO CRUNCH policy.
RRSP Matching Program.
Vision, dental, and extended health benefits.
Health & wellness spending account.

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Beamdog is a fantastic place to work with a friendly and creative atmosphere. We're a hardworking team of passionate game developers who love the games we work on. Since 2009, we’ve brought enhanced versions of classic Dungeons & Dragons games and exciting original content to fans new and old. We’re best known for bringing beloved isometric roleplaying games like Baldur’s Gate™ and Planescape: Torment™ back to life on desktop and tablets as Enhanced Editions. We love rich stories where players can chose their own journey and the communities that spring up around them. If you’re excited about storytelling games, Dungeons & Dragons, and classic RPGs, stick around! You haven’t seen anything yet!

Position Summary:

Senior Level Designers play an integral role in overseeing and constructing the game world of our titles. You will be planning, constructing and iterating on the gameplay space on a macro and micro scale to ensure a balanced and engaging experience for players within the constraints of the engine, tools and target platforms. You will facilitate interdepartmental communication with directors, designers, engineers and artists to ensure cohesive collaboration and execution that adhere to the project's tone and vision while working proactively to mentor junior team members to promote growth and skillset expansion. This position will either be hybrid, based in Edmonton, Alberta or remote based from anywhere in Canada.

Responsibilities:

Create thoughtfully crafted layouts, gameplay environments and gameplay moments that guide our players through engaging and well paced experiences
Collaborate closely with other designers, leads, directors and departments to understand the project vision and champion it through your designs to create a cohesive open-world experience
Work to foster a highly iterative and collaborative environment across all disciplines
Mentor junior designers in best practices, design techniques and promote a consistent growth mindset
Capability to make independent creative decisions that reinforce the games creative vision and direction within set constraints
Contribute to the continuous improvement of our tools and developmental processes

Requirements:

5+ years of experience in Level design
Ability to create harmonious and balanced designs through a deep fundamental understanding of the interaction between game space, gameplay systems, narrative, artistic requirements and constraints
High proficiency in 3D Layout programs (Unreal Engine, etc)
High proficiency in game scripting and familiarity with quest content and branching dialogue systems
Working knowledge of RPG game conventions
Ability to create functional layouts with an eye towards quick assessment of mechanics, systems and events to facilitate efficient iteration