Level Designer – 4-month contract

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the art, engineering, and production teams to support and execute the defined creative vision, raising any questions or inconsistencies that may arise during the development process.

• Adhere to production schedules and constraints, implementing level content in a timely and iterative fashion while communicating potential risks or dependencies to relevant team members.

• Design and construct levels from start to finish, including layout, combat scenarios, traversal mechanics, pacing, player flow, and objectives.

• Develop and implement tactical combat spaces that facilitate flanking, cover usage, squad coordination, sightlines, and various approaches to objectives.

• Script and configure gameplay events, encounters, AI behaviors, triggers, and environmental interactions to enhance mission functionality and player experience.

• Regularly test, debug, and iterate on levels, identifying and resolving issues related to navigation, combat balance, progression barriers, readability, and edge cases.

• Provide constructive responses to feedback, refining layouts, encounters, pacing, and mission flow to enhance clarity, challenge, and the overall player experience.

• Maintain a solid understanding of core gameplay systems and AI behaviors, adjusting layouts and encounters to promote tactical gameplay and accommodate multiple player strategies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in game development, specifically focused on level design within action, shooter, or combat-oriented games.

• Proven experience in shipping at least one title, preferably in the shooter genre, with a comprehensive understanding of the entire content lifecycle from implementation to polish.

• Ability to work independently on assigned content, managing tasks effectively, iterating based on feedback, and resolving implementation challenges in a dynamic production setting.

• Strong collaboration and communication abilities, including working closely with other designers, artists, engineers, and audio partners to create cohesive gameplay experiences.

• Familiarity with level editing and gameplay scripting in Unreal Engine, demonstrating confidence in building, debugging, and maintaining gameplay spaces directly within the engine.

• A robust understanding of combat space design, player navigation, encounter pacing, and environmental readability.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements