Senior Level Designer

3 weeks ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Climax Studios Full time

Climax Studios, a renowned game development studio, is seeking an experienced Senior Level Designer to join its award-winning team. As a key member of the Level Design Team, you will be responsible for creating and owning major immersive environments for the game from start to finish.

The ideal candidate will have a strong grasp of level flow, metrics, and pacing, as well as a good visual eye for scene setting, sight lines, vistas, and areas of interest. Proven experience working within Unreal Engine 4 or 5, as well as with Blueprinting, is essential. Additionally, experience in scripting gameplay content in levels, such as events, interactions, and encounters, is highly desirable.

The successful candidate will be able to design and build large, immersive levels that create memorable gameplay experiences. They will also be responsible for maintaining documentation for all owned environments, keeping to project vision for best practices, methodologies used, and quality benchmark. As part of level reviews, they will be able to provide constructive critique and solutions.

Regularly playing the game and providing suggestions and feedback in a clear and constructive manner is also a key responsibility. The ability to understand and action the narrative and gameplay ambitions for the levels is essential. If you are a self-motivated individual who can work well as part of a team, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

  • Experience working as a Senior Level Designer on at least two published console titles.
  • A strong grasp of level flow, metrics, and pacing.
  • A good visual eye for scene setting, sight lines, vistas, and areas of interest.
  • Proven experience working within Unreal Engine 4 or 5, as well as with Blueprinting.
  • Experience in scripting gameplay content in levels, such as events, interactions, and encounters.
  • Experience with enemy placement/spawn points.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a creative and multidisciplinary team.
  • Level design experience for third-person action games is a benefit.
  • Experience of mentoring more junior Level Designers.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain documentation for all owned environments.
  • Design and build large, immersive levels that create memorable gameplay experiences.
  • Keep to project vision for best practices, methodologies used, and quality benchmark.
  • As part of level reviews, able to provide constructive critique and solutions.
  • Regularly play the game and provide suggestions and feedback in a clear and constructive manner.
  • Able to understand and action the narrative and gameplay ambitions for the levels.

Notes

  • Applications for this role must include a portfolio/show reel link.

Benefits

  • Excellent holiday package.
  • Regular social events.
  • A friendly, focused, ambitious, and relaxed working environment.
  • Ongoing training and development, with career progression.
  • Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA.
  • Group Life Insurance.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Private Dental Insurance.
  • Group Income Protection.
  • Company Pension Scheme.
  • Cycle To Work Scheme.
  • Eye-Care Vouchers.

Perks

  • In-house clubs and socials. From board games, tennis, football to D&D nights, there are lots of opportunities to socialise.
  • Regular Socials including Project Wrap Parties, team and studio events, Christmas and annual Summer parties and some great charity fundraising events.

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