Lead Level Designer

Cloud Imperium Games; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cloud Imperium Games is seeking a Lead Level Designer to guide and deliver flagship environments for Star Citizen. You will collaborate with Game Directors, Environment teams, and designers to craft immersive, believable locations while maintaining gameplay excellence.

A hands-on leader, you will mentor the team and drive creative discussions across disciplines. The role requires proven senior/lead level design experience on a major FPS or action title, with a strong eye for art, architecture,

Qualifikationen

• Senior/lead level designer on at least one large FPS or third-person action game.
• Eye for architecture and believable environments.
• Strong understanding of visual scripting.
• Ability to create design proposals for peer reviews.
• Focused, motivated and completes tasks.
• Proactive with good organizational and problem-solving skills.

Aufgaben

• Lead the team in crafting unique and engaging locations within the Star Citizen universe.
• Bridge Design and Environment teams to ensure gameplay-excellent spaces.
• Hands-on delivery and implementation of levels to high quality.
• Drive design discussions and foster a creative, inclusive atmosphere.
• Address feedback from Game Directors and senior management.
• Contribute to tools and workflow development to improve processes.
• Mentor team members and act as a positive influence.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Level design

Visual scripting

Mentoring

Peer reviews

Jobbeschreibung

What does a Lead Level Designer at CIG do?

• Working directly with the Game Directors in guiding the team in crafting unique and engaging locations that populate the extensive Star Citizen universe.
• Become the direct the link between the Design teams and the Environment teams in ensuring the spaces created achieve gameplay excellence while still retaining a believable and visually stunning composition
• Be a hands‑on member of the team, helping deliver and implement levels to the highest quality while still having an eye for the bigger picture
• Driving design discussions on the team and fostering a creative and inclusive atmosphere allowing your team members to shine
• Directly address feedback from the Game Directors and senior management in ensuring the highest quality bar is met
• Contribute to Tools and workflow development, highlighting bottlenecks or suggesting areas where tools could improve workflow
• Mentor members of the team and be a positive influence

What do we expect from our Lead Level Designer?

• Extensive background of professional game production experience including work on at least one large‑scale FPS or third‑person combat action game as a senior/lead level designer
• Eye for art composition, architectural concepts, and an ability to create realistic engaging environments
• Strong understanding of visual scripting principals
• Ability to create design proposals for peer reviews
• Focused, motivated and effective on all tasks through completion
• Proactive and self‑motivated with a good organizational and problem‑solving skill

Diversity Statement

CIG is a global company, staunchly committed to cultivating a culture and workplace that celebrates all backgrounds, lifestyles, and perspectives. Together, we are creating a space where authentic recognition, appreciation, and understanding of the importance of diversity is fostered by everyone. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to build a team that represents all walks of life, and we want every employee to bring all the things that make them unique to the work environment. The universe is as vast and varied as the people in it, and it’s our differences that make it special.

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