Open-World Level Designer for Dragonwilds — Remote

Jagex; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension contributions 6%

Life Insurance

Enhanced family leave

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave + holidays

Job summary

Jagex in Cambridge, UK, seeks a Mid-Level Level Designer to craft immersive, open-world spaces with memorable quests, activities, and combat encounters. The role is a 22-month fixed-term contract, employed directly by Jagex with full benefits, and with potential to convert to permanent as the project grows.

Flexible remote work options are available, with onsite attendance as needed. The candidate will design quests, block open-world environments, tune combat spaces, and script quest logic using

Qualifications

• Proven quest design experience across gameplay beats, narrative pacing, and player-facing logic.
• Hands-on experience blocking out open-world environments to drive exploration.
• Practical background designing combat encounter spaces with arena flow and enemy placement.
• Strong working knowledge of UE5, including Blueprints and level scripting.
• Solid grasp of narrative structure and translating story intent into spaces and quest flow.
• Collaborative mindset across art, narrative, and design in iterative environments.
• MMO or survival genre experience or RuneScape familiarity is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop quests from concept to completion with engaging narratives and gameplay hooks.
• Layout open-world spaces to encourage exploration and support solo/m multiplayer gameplay.
• Design and tune combat encounters with readable and rewarding arenas.
• Collaborate with artists/designers to deliver cohesive game elements.
• Script quest logic, dialogue, and events using Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints.
• Document designs and iterate based on feedback to improve tooling and workflows.

Skills

Quest design

Open-world design

Combat design

Unreal Engine 5

Narrative design

Collaboration

MMO/survival experience

Tools

Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints

Job description

Jagex in Cambridge, UK, seeks a Mid-Level Level Designer to craft immersive, open-world spaces with memorable quests, activities, and combat encounters. The role is a 22-month fixed-term contract, employed directly by Jagex with full benefits, and with potential to convert to permanent as the project grows.

Flexible remote work options are available, with onsite attendance as needed. The candidate will design quests, block open-world environments, tune combat spaces, and script quest logic using