Lead Level Designer

Summary

Join Escape Velocity, a fully remote team of passionate game developers, as a Lead Level Designer. Lead a team in creating AAA maps, collaborating with artists and designers. Work with producers on planning and identifying dependencies, create documentation and 2D/3D maps, and analyze user data to improve game maps. Present ideas to internal and external teams. This role requires 5+ years of professional level design experience, technical expertise in Unreal Engine or equivalent, proficiency in visual scripting, and strong communication and leadership skills. Escape Velocity offers excellent benefits, including generous PTO, holiday closures, private medical and dental healthcare, a mental health scheme, a health and wellbeing allowance, a discretionary studio bonus, and top-range tech for your home setup.

Requirements

• Passion for shooters on Consoles and PC
• 5+ years of professional level design experience
• Technical expertise in Unreal and/or equivalent AAA game engines
• Proficiency in visual scripting
• A strong knowledge of competitive titles in the shooter and MOBA space
• Communication and leadership skills
• Drawing/Photoshop skills for planning and map design
• A working knowledge of memory and performance optimization as it relates to map content
• Background or education in game design, architecture, or traditional art

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of level designers to create world class AAA maps, delivering content that is both exciting to play and visually polished
• Work with concept artists, environment artists, and gameplay designers on level building processes and metrics
• Collaborate with our producers to plan future work and identify dependencies
• Create documentation and 2D maps
• Build best-in-class 3D level geo that works for traversal and combat
• Analyze user data, feedback, and heatmaps to understand how the game’s maps are functioning and what should be changed
• Present and pitch ideas to internal and external teams

Benefits

• A generous PTO allowance
• Summer and Winter holidays studio closure (separate to PTO allowance)
• Private Medical & Dental Healthcare
• Private Mental Health scheme
• A generous annual Health & Wellbeing allowance
• Discretionary Studio Bonus
• Top range tech for your home set up
• Other benefits based on your region