Senior Open-World Level Designer (Remote)

Homerun B.V.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BUPA private medical

Pension

Profit share

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

25 days holiday

Job summary

Homerun B.V. in London invites an experienced Senior Level Designer to shape an open-world environmental puzzle game for PC and console. You’ll drive level design from concept to polished 30-45 minute vertical slice, balancing exploration, pacing and difficulty while working with a small, collaborative team.

We value a strong portfolio, deep Unity experience, and the ability to ship in a fast, people-centric environment with flexible hybrid/remote options and UK/Europe travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience designing 3D environmental puzzle or open-world spaces
• Level design shipped, polished quality
• Deep Unity engine experience is a bonus
• Portfolio with levels we can actually look at and evaluate spatial problems
• Experience developing for PC or console
• Work independently and seek support when needed from appropriate sources
• Experience working in Unity Engine
• Has helped deliver elements of design to shippable quality on at least 2 projects

Responsibilities

• Curate a world and create well-balanced levels with pacing and difficulty
• Iterate based on playtesting and feedback
• Design and build levels in Unity from paper map to whitebox to polish
• Balance pacing and difficulty across a connected world
• Run internal and external playtests and iterate on findings
• Collaborate daily with art, programming and the wider team; articulate design intent clearly
• Help define key game features beyond the levels themselves

Skills

3D environmental puzzle design

Open-world level design

Polished shipped levels

Unity engine experience

Tools

Unity

Job description

Homerun B.V. in London invites an experienced Senior Level Designer to shape an open-world environmental puzzle game for PC and console. You’ll drive level design from concept to polished 30-45 minute vertical slice, balancing exploration, pacing and difficulty while working with a small, collaborative team.

We value a strong portfolio, deep Unity experience, and the ability to ship in a fast, people-centric environment with flexible hybrid/remote options and UK/Europe travel as needed.