Senior Level Designer - Fully Remote, Create Dynamic Maps

Escape Velocity Entertainment; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A generous PTO allowance

Summer and Winter holidays studio clos

Private Medical & Dental Healthcare

Private Mental Health scheme

Health & Wellbeing allowance

Discretionary Studio Bonus

Top range tech for home setup

Job summary

Escape Velocity is a remote studio building a culture of play and seeking an imaginative, skilled Senior Level Designer to join our distributed team. You will own the design and construction of engaging, readable spaces that support core mechanics, combat and movement, shaping how players experience our worlds.

Collaborate with cross‑discipline teams from concept to blockout, iterate rapidly on playtests, and mentor junior designers while delivering high‑quality, playable levels for console and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Level Design experience.
• Experience using industry-standard engines such UE5 and/or Unity.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.
• Portfolio demonstrating high-quality shipped/playable Level Design work.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross discipline teams to plan and create level content.
• Present and pitch ideas to internal and external teams.
• Design and develop maps, arenas, objectives and combat spaces from concept to final blockout.
• Blockouts must clearly communicate flow, scale, player positioning, sightlines, cover and traversal.
• Iterate rapidly based on playtest data and team feedback.
• Playtest in-progress work of others and provide feedback to the team.
• Collaborate with Mechanics and AI Designers and Engineers to create unique gameplay mechanics and improve tools.
• Work with Environment Artists to transition gameplay blockouts into polished environments without compromising intended gameplay integrity.

Skills

Level design

3D level building

Communication

Mentoring

Gameplay design

Scripting languages

Portfolio

Tools

UE5

Unity

Job description

Escape Velocity is a remote studio building a culture of play and seeking an imaginative, skilled Senior Level Designer to join our distributed team. You will own the design and construction of engaging, readable spaces that support core mechanics, combat and movement, shaping how players experience our worlds.

Collaborate with cross‑discipline teams from concept to blockout, iterate rapidly on playtests, and mentor junior designers while delivering high‑quality, playable levels for console and