Senior Mission Designer - Unannounced AAA project

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

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Behaviour is looking for a talented Senior Mission Designer to help shape the gameplay experience of a brand-new AAA IP.

In this role, you’ll leverage both your creative vision and technical expertise to craft missions that drive the moment-to-moment excitement of the game. Working closely with a multidisciplinary team and a renowned external partner, you’ll play a key role in defining the flow, pacing, and emotional impact of the player journey on this ambitious Unreal Engine 5 project.If you’re passionate about designing memorable missions and want to be part of an amazing team building a cutting-edge AAA experience, this is the opportunity for you!

In this role you will

• Design, prototype, and own missions from concept to final implementation, ensuring they deliver engaging objectives, combat encounters, and scenarios aligned with the game’s narrative and core gameplay pillars.
• Shape mission flow, pacing, and difficulty curves to ensure engaging and rewarding experiences.
• Combine combat, exploration, and storytelling into cohesive, interactive experiences.
• Partner with systems designers to ensure missions complement progression, rewards, and core mechanics.
• Clearly communicate your design intent to the creative director, artists, engineers, and QA across the full production pipeline.

What we're looking for :

• 4–5 years of proven experience designing missions, quests, or levels on shipped AAA or mid-size titles.
• Strong understanding of mission design principles, including flow, pacing, player motivation, and engagement loops.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine 5.
• Ability to balance narrative-driven storytelling with gameplay-driven challenges.
• Excellent communication skills and collaborative mindset, in English and/or French.
• Experience with multiplayer and open-world projects.
• Familiarity with visual scripting and sequencing tools, such as Blueprint or Flowgraph, for mission logic.