Senior Level Designer

10 Months ago • All levels • Level Design • $65,000 PA - $103,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Senior Level Designer needed for game development, strong layout skills, 3D level building experience, proficient in programming/scripting and 3D layout programs.
Must have:
  • Game Development
  • Layout Skills
  • 3D Level Building
  • Programming/Scripting
Good to have:
  • External Publisher
  • Collaborative Culture
  • Games, Art, Architecture
  • 3D Layout Programs
Perks:
  • Performance Bonus
  • Health Benefits

Job Details

STUDIO

Next Level Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

We’ve been passionate about video game development for 20 years now, shipping award-winning games for fans across the world and still going strong. Some of our titles include Super Mario Strikers, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!!, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Metroid Prime Federation Force, Luigi’s Mansion 3 and most recently Mario Strikers™: Battle League.
At NLG, we believe that a project finds success when we collaborate. Therefore, we place careful consideration to build an environment where everyone feels welcome and has fun in the process of achieving our shared goals.

 

THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Level Designer to join our team at Next Level Games. You will learn and champion the Nintendo philosophy of game development, focused on creating high-quality experiences. You will work with directors, designers, engineers, and artists to deliver games that put smiles on the faces of people around the world.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Create carefully crafted layouts, game environments and gameplay moments that guide our players through fun experiences.
  • Understand the project’s design direction and champion it through your designs.
  • Communicate your level vision and design intent with other designers, leads, directors, and departments.
  • Help foster a highly iterative and collaborative environment, across all disciplines.
  • Take ownership of your levels and drive them forward through all development phases.
  • Lead by example and share expertise to better other teammates.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of our tools and development process.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience in all phases of game development throughout multiple projects.
  • Strong layout skills with a deep understanding of how 3D spaces impact the gameplay pacing.
  • Experience building 3D levels in level-based games.
  • High proficiency in Programming or Scripting
  • High proficiency in 3D Layout programs (Maya, Unreal, Unity, etc.)
  • Willingness to be proactive to coordinate with other departments.
  • Strong desire to solve hard design problems.

YOU SET YOURSELF ABOVE WITH:

  • Background/invested interest in games, art and architecture.
  • Have direct experience working with an external publisher.
  • Invested interest in fostering a fun, collaborative team culture.
The hiring range for this position is $ 85,000 - $ 135,000 CAD annually and is subject to change. The final base salary compensation will be based on factors such as skills, education, and/or experience. This position is also eligible for the benefits including discretionary performance bonus program, health benefits, and generous time-off.

We wish to thank all applicants in advance; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

We are currently only considering applicants who already have work eligibility in Canada.

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