Senior Level Designer
Skills
Cadence EncounterConsoleGame DevelopmentGameplayInterpersonalLevel DesignScripting
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Significant experience in level design on AAA titles
- Experience at Senior level with a shipped title
- Broad knowledge of game and level design
- Strong understanding of layout, architectural composition, combat, encounter design, balancing, flow, difficulty, progression, usability
- Passion for creating fun and accessible games
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work independently without close supervision
- Experience in scripting gameplay and levels, ideally in Blueprint
- Experience in games development with a shipped action or action/adventure title on console or PC
- Ability to take direction and feedback well
- Experience with UE4/UE5 an advantage
Day to day
- Design and build high quality levels that support the vision and creative pillars of the game
- Iterate on feedback from the Design Director, lead level designer, other disciplines, and user research
- Collaborate with gameplay coders and environment artists to ensure they are involved in the level design process
- Follow level design best practices and suggest workflow improvements
- Maintain stability and quality of work throughout development
- Verify task estimations and deliver work to deadlines
- Mentor junior level design team members
- Play the game regularly and provide feedback
- Encourage a culture of professionalism, collaboration, and respect