Senior Level Designer - Global Remote Freelance

1 Month ago • 1-2 Years • Level Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Lakshya Digital seeks a Senior Level Designer for a 6-month freelance contract (with potential extension) starting June 2025. This fully remote role requires UK timezone availability. Responsibilities include designing single-player levels in Unreal Engine 4/5, creating engaging FPS/action gameplay, owning large features/map areas, developing benchmarks and metrics, collaborating with art/technical teams, mentoring junior designers, and using Jira for user stories. Experience with survival/stealth games is a plus. The ideal candidate possesses strong level design skills, communication, and collaboration abilities.
Must have:
  • Significant Unreal Engine 4/5 experience
  • FPS/action gameplay design expertise
  • Ownership of large map areas & features
  • Benchmark creation and metric development
  • Collaboration with art and tech teams
  • Strong communication & presentation skills
  • Mentoring junior designers
  • Jira familiarity
Good to have:
  • Modular design and hub-world structures
  • Survival or stealth game experience

Job Details

Description

Requirements

Lakshya Digital, a part of Keywords Studios, is a leading provider of Game Art services to the global games industry.
With over 800 employees and contributions to more than 150 AAA titles across all major platforms and genres, Lakshya is known not only for its high-quality work but also for its best-in-class processes. We are growing rapidly and have studios in India (in Gurgaon, Bangalore and Pune) as well as teams in the US, UK, Japan, and the Philippines.
Our studio works on multiple exciting projects at any one time offering plenty of variety and involvement. We have worked on some of the biggest and most exciting IP’s in the games industry, including Diablo Resurrected, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Halo Infinite, Returnal, Forza Horizon 5, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Borderlands 3, FIFA Online 4, PUBG: New State, Sea of Thieves, Amazon: New World, Dauntless, State of Decay 2, Middle Earth: Shadow of War, just to name a few.
Our successful studio is continuing to grow, and we are looking for an experienced Senior Level Designer (UK time zone preferred but not required) to join the team.

This is a fully remote 6-month freelance contract starting in June 2025, with the possibility of extension for another 6–12 months.
This position is offered on a fully remote basis, but the successful candidate must be able to work within UK timezone hours.

What we are looking for:

  • Significant experience designing levels for single-player games using Unreal Engine 4 or 5
  • A strong track record in creating engaging FPS or action-based gameplay spaces
  • Ability to own large features or map areas, including roadmap planning and scope estimation
  • Skilled at developing benchmark examples and clear metrics to guide other departments
  • Deep understanding of level pacing, encounter design, and storytelling through gameplay
  • Ability to collaborate with art and technical teams to ensure level content meets gameplay and visual goals
  • Strong communication and presentation skills with internal and external stakeholders
  • Experience mentoring or guiding junior level designers
  • Familiarity with tools like Jira to write user stories and define clear acceptance criteria
  • Understanding of reusable modular design and hub-style world structures is a plus
  • Previous experience on survival or stealth-focused games is a bonus

Benefits

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy.
We strive to create a workplace that offers equal opportunities to all employees and potential employees.

Personal Data Protection Policy
By submitting your CV/Resume, you consent to the terms and policies outlined in our privacy policy:
https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice/

Role Information
Studio: Lakshya Digital
Location: Americas, North America
Area of Work: Creative
Service: Create
Employment Type: Contract
Working Pattern: Remote

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With key talent located in four countries across three continents, Lakshya is dedicated to discovering talent and delivering exciting and fulfilling careers in digital art production. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with an experienced, international team of game artists, master cutting-edge tools and contribute to some of the highest profile game titles in development from across the US, Japan and Europe.

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