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Senior Level Designer

6 Hours ago • 5-10 Years • Level Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Climax Studios seeks an experienced Senior Level Designer with proven console title experience to create and own major immersive game environments. Responsibilities include building and maintaining environment documentation, designing large-scale levels, adhering to project vision and best practices, providing constructive feedback during reviews, and contributing gameplay suggestions. The ideal candidate will possess strong level design skills, proficiency in Unreal Engine 4 or 5, experience with greyboxing and scripting gameplay content, and excellent communication skills. This role involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and requires self-motivation and teamwork. Experience mentoring junior designers is a plus.
Must have:
  • Senior Level Designer experience on console titles
  • Unreal Engine 4/5 proficiency
  • Strong level design skills (flow, pacing, visuals)
  • Greyboxing and scripting experience
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with third-person action games
  • Mentoring experience
Perks:
  • Excellent holiday package
  • Regular social events
  • Ongoing training and development
  • Group Private Medical Insurance
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Private Dental Insurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Cycle To Work Scheme
  • Eye-Care Vouchers
  • In-house clubs and socials

Job Details

Description

Climax Studios was established nearly 30 years ago, we have an extensive history in developing all kinds of digital experiences across all formats, and we have won multiple awards along the way.

You'll be based out of our new Edinburgh studio based in the heart of the city overlooking the historic castle. We have in studio and hybrid options available.

You take your creativity seriously and games should be what get you fired up and passionate. At Climax we embrace those who see things in a different way and aren’t afraid to try-out new things and push themselves out of their comfort zones.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Level Designer, with proven level design skills & experience working on Console titles as a senior, to join our award-winning team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a AAA IP where you will be responsible for creating and owning major immersive environments for the game within the Level Design Team from start to finish. This is a great opportunity to work with a team of passionate and experienced designers on a AAA project

Requirements

  • ·Experience working as a Senior Level Designer on at least two published console titles.
  • A strong grasp of level flow, metrics & pacing.
  • A good visual eye for scene setting, sight lines, vistas and areas of interest.
  • Proven experience working within Unreal Engine 4 or 5, as well as with Blueprinting.
  • Experience of greyboxing levels to a professional standard.
  • Experience in scripting gameplay content in levels such as events, interactions and encounters.
  • Experience with enemy placement/spawn points.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a creative and multidisciplinary team.
  • Level design experience for third person action games is a benefit.
  • Experience of mentoring more junior Level Designers.



Responsibilities
· Build and maintain documentation for all owned environments
· Design and build large, immersive levels that create memorable gameplay experiences.
· Keep to project vision for best practices, methodologies used and quality benchmark.
· As part of level reviews, able to provide constructive critique and solutions.
· Regularly play the game and provide suggestions and feedback in a clear and constructive manner.
· Able to understand and action the narrative and gameplay ambitions for the levels.
· Ability to self-motivate as-well-as work well as part of a team.

Notes

  • Applications for this role must include a portfolio/show reel link.

Benefits

  • Excellent holiday package
  • Regular social events
  • A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
  • Ongoing training and development, with career progression
  • Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Private Dental Insurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Cycle To Work Scheme
  • Eye-Care Vouchers

Perks

  • In-house clubs and socials. From board games, tennis, football to D&D nights, there are lots of opportunities to socialise.
  • Regular Socials including Project Wrap Parties, team and studio events, Christmas and annual Summer parties and some great charity fundraising events.

Role Information: EN

Studio: Climax Studios

Location: Europe, United Kingdom, Edinburgh

Area of Work: Game Development

Service: Create

Service Type: Design

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time, Onsite

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About The Company

Climax was founded over 30 years ago and is located in the coastal city of Portsmouth.  

We have an extensive history in developing all kinds of digital experiences across all formats, delivering entire games, through to co-development and technological problem solving and we’ve won many awards along the way. 

We're currently developing AAA console games and looking for developers to join us.

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