Remote Level Designer for Sci‑Fi Open Worlds

Blackbird Interactive Inc.; Penticton; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbird Interactive is seeking an experienced Level Designer to craft high-quality levels for an established sci-fi universe. You will design spaces that encourage exploration, support multiple playstyles, and deliver memorable gameplay moments while aligning with the game's creative vision.

You'll collaborate with systems design, art, and engineering to ensure cohesive gameplay spaces, owning levels end-to-end from layout to polish in a remote-first studio environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years contributing to game development with a strong focus on level design within complex systems.
• Experience shipping at least one title, ideally RPG/open-world, with full content lifecycle understanding.
• Ability to work independently, manage tasks, and iterate on feedback in a dynamic production environment.
• Strong collaboration and communication with designers, artists, engineers, and audio to deliver cohesive spaces.
• Familiarity with level editing tools and logic-driven systems, in-engine debugging and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, art, engineering, and production to support and implement the established creative vision.
• Work within production schedules, implement level content iteratively, communicate risks or dependencies.
• Design and build levels end-to-end: layout, traversal, pacing, and player flow.
• Create combat spaces, points of interest, and environmental storytelling to support gameplay and narrative goals.
• Integrate objectives and story elements with physical spaces in collaboration with narrative designers.
• Script and set up gameplay events, encounters, triggers, and environmental interactions.
• Test, debug, and iterate on levels, addressing navigation, balance, progression blockers, and edge cases.
• Respond to feedback, refine layouts and pacing to improve clarity and player experience.
• Maintain understanding of core gameplay systems and adjust layouts to support multiple playstyles.

Skills

Level design

Open-world design

Gameplay scripting

Collaboration

Player agency

Tools

In-engine scripting

Job description

Blackbird Interactive is seeking an experienced Level Designer to craft high-quality levels for an established sci-fi universe. You will design spaces that encourage exploration, support multiple playstyles, and deliver memorable gameplay moments while aligning with the game's creative vision.

You'll collaborate with systems design, art, and engineering to ensure cohesive gameplay spaces, owning levels end-to-end from layout to polish in a remote-first studio environment.