Senior Level Designer

Summary

Join Demiurge Studios as a Senior Level Designer with open-world experience! You will craft inspiring game worlds and engaging encounters for our next big game. The ideal candidate is passionate about world-building and level design, experienced in open-world content creation, and proficient in Unreal Engine 5. Remote work is available, and relocation assistance may be offered. Responsibilities include collaborating with a team, conducting playtesting, establishing design best practices, and implementing designs in Unreal 5. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative studio with a strong commitment to balanced and sustainable development.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a game designer with demonstrable experience creating level/world designs on at least one shipped open-world game. Please submit a portfolio link that showcases your experience!
• Expertise in understanding the relationship between game systems and world spaces with the ability to build spaces that highlight specific game systems or player abilities in interesting and creative ways
• Mastery of fundamental world-building concepts and a strong understanding of how art, color, lighting, and composition can complement gameplay design
• Proven experience creating and shipping level/world design content in the Unreal game engine (strong preference for experience with the PCG framework)
• Self-starter with the ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment and the desire to take an idea from initial concept to launch
• Ability to translate feedback from team members, user play tests, and other validation efforts into actionable level/world design iterations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey designs clearly
• Passion for open-world action RPG gameplay!

Responsibilities

• Craft unique spaces where gameplay flow and visual composition form memorable player experiences that support the creative pillars of the game
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to prototype, iterate, and polish compelling world spaces that enhance the gameplay, encourage exploration, and provide unique encounter spaces
• Conduct playtesting sessions to gather feedback for refining your designs
• Establish and document level design best practices and workflows for the game
• Solve creative & technical challenges that require navigating ambiguity and production constraints
• Ownership of level/world design decisions
• Technical implementation of level designs within Unreal 5; utilize blueprints, the Procedural Content Generation (PCG) framework, and other tools as applicable

Preferred Qualifications

Proven experience creating and shipping level/world design content in the Unreal game engine (strong preference for experience with the PCG framework)

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Generous PTO program including vacation days, sick days, and holidays. Earn-as-you-go plan that rolls over year to year, offering flexibility as well as the last week of December the studio closes to recharge
• A variety of medical benefits with PPO options that start on your first day of employment
• Vision and Dental benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA) - Available if you select a High Deductible Healthcare plan
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (HC & DC FSA)
• 401K Partial Match
• Commuter Reimbursement Program for hybrid employees
• Tuition reimbursement promoting lifelong learning
• Referral bonuses
• Bonus plan
• So. Many. Games. - Access to our huge game library!
• Free snacks and drinks!
• Demi-Lunch Tuesday - Lunch is on us!
• Game Night Food
• Ping Pong!
• Step Mania! Get your dance on!