Senior Level Designer - Fully Remote, Craft Playful Arenas

Escape Velocity Entertainment Inc; Philippines; Remote; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; 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 your home set up

Other benefits based on your region

Job summary

Escape Velocity Entertainment Inc is seeking a Senior Level Designer to join our fully remote team. You will own the design and construction of engaging spaces that support the game’s core mechanics, combat and movement systems for action games on Console and/or PC.

You will collaborate across disciplines to plan level content, iterate on blockouts based on playtest feedback, and mentor junior teammates while ensuring deadlines are met and ideas are effectively communicated.

Qualifications

• Passion for action games on Console and/or PC.
• Design & 3D level building expertise.
• 5+ years of professional Level Design experience.
• Experience using industry-standard engines UE5 and/or Unity.
• Strong communication skills, ability to take direction, meet deadlines, and mentor juniors.
• Solid game design knowledge with ability to discuss strengths/weaknesses of recent games.
• Drawing/Photoshop skills are a plus.
• Technical skills and experience with scripting languages are a plus.
• 3D construction skill beyond blockout geometry is a plus.
• A 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

UE5

Unity

Portfolio

Communication

Mentoring juniors

Game design knowledge

Photoshop

Scripting languages

3D construction

Tools

UE5

Unity

Job description

Escape Velocity Entertainment Inc is seeking a Senior Level Designer to join our fully remote team. You will own the design and construction of engaging spaces that support the game’s core mechanics, combat and movement systems for action games on Console and/or PC.

You will collaborate across disciplines to plan level content, iterate on blockouts based on playtest feedback, and mentor junior teammates while ensuring deadlines are met and ideas are effectively communicated.