Level Designer

Ascendion; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking a Level Designer to create engaging levels for Action-Shooter or Action-Adventure games. The successful candidate will collaborate with other departments while owning the design and quality of their levels. With a competitive salary range and a hybrid work location in Vancouver, this role offers a unique opportunity to drive innovation in digital engineering.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Level Design with shipped Action titles.
• Strong knowledge of gameplay systems and level design fundamentals.
• Experience working collaboratively in a cross-discipline environment.

Responsibilities

• Ideate and steward level design from conception to polish.
• Collaborate with teams and implement challenges using Unreal tools.
• Create and maintain design documentation.

Skills

Level design fundamentals

Gameplay systems

Collaboration

Scripting languages

Visual game editors

Tools

Unreal Engine

Level editors

Job description

About Ascendion :

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

Job Title: Level Designer.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Ideate and steward the design of multiple levels from conception to the final stages of polish.

• Use Unreal as well as proprietary tools to create and debug levels.

• Own the design and quality of your levels.

• Regularly collaborate with other level designers, technical designers, and artists.

• Become a contact point for other departments (Cinematics, VFX, Sound, Programmers, etc.)

• Use the Unreal tools to implement memorable challenges, combat, objectives, and scripted events.

• Participate in critique sessions to provide input to personal and peers’ work.

• Regularly present your work to your leads and adjust quickly to Feedback.

• Create and maintain design documentation.

Must Haves:

• 3+ years of experience having shipped at least one Action-Shooter or Action-Adventure console titles.

• 3+ years of experience working on visual game editors, ideally Unreal Engine.

• Experienced with the level design fundamentals, constraints, and narrative.

• Strong knowledge and experience using gameplay systems in levels.

• Experience working collaboratively in a cross-discipline development environment.

• Experience with current scripting languages and level editors.

• Experience with game consoles and tools.

Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between CA$ 90,000- CA$ 110,000 Annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [09-10 days/hours of paid time off]

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