Level Designer

Keywords Studios; Singapore; On-site; SGD 67,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

Keywords Studios Singapore is seeking a Level Designer for a six-month on-site contract. You will craft engaging levels, prototype gameplay concepts, and collaborate with artists and designers to deliver a high-quality experience.

We invite mid and senior designers to apply, with experience in Unreal/Unity, 3D prototyping, and scripting tools. This role starts immediately in our Singapore Studio.

Qualifications

• At least 1 published AAA title in level design.
• Strong 3D level prototyping across multiple packages.
• Experience with gameplay and level/mission design scripting tools.
• Proficient in basic programming principles; C# knowledge is a plus.
• Able to thrive in a collaborative, feedback-driven environment.
• Enthusiastic gamer with solid level design and game design understanding.

Responsibilities

• Find the fun and inject personality and narrative into levels.
• Prototype innovative level concepts via 3D modelling and scripting.
• Block out environments with progression and overall game experience in mind.
• Collaborate with environment artists and game designers across disciplines.
• Contribute to production pipeline improvements and workflows.
• Conduct regular playtests and act on feedback for quality.
• Iterate gameplay to maximize quality and performance.
• Stay current with level design techniques and engine capabilities.
• Share expertise with peers and learn from others.

Skills

Level design concepts

Gameplay design understanding

Collaborative work

3D level prototyping

C# knowledge

Tools

Unreal

Unity

Maya

3ds Max

Kismet

Unreal Editor

Lua

Job description

Keywords Studios, established in Dublin in 1998, now has 70+ studios across Europe, North and South America and Asia with 12,000+ employee strength located across 5 continents and 26 countries. The company provides complete outsourced game art, engineering, testing, audio and localization service for all Console, PC, Handheld and Mobile content, to many of the biggest names in games and interactive entertainment, working on thousands of titles including many of the best-selling titles of the past few years.

Keywords Studios is comprised of many individual brands, all with something unique to offer our clients. The studios are integrated into the Group by Service Line and use the operating systems and tools deployed by those services lines to ensure people and projects can operate across studios and across geographies.

Requirements

We are looking for an accomplished, enthusiastic and self-motivated Level Designer to join our Singapore based team working on an exciting, new and unannounced project.

We have several six month contract opportunities to start immediately. These roles are based on-site in our Singapore Studio.

We encourage both mid and senior level designers to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Will be responsible for finding the fun, injecting personality and adding narrative into our games through their levels.

• Prototypes innovative level and gameplay concepts via 3D modelling, scripting and other tricks of the trade.

• Employs various modelling techniques to block out environments with level progression and the overall game experience in mind.

• Works in close collaboration with the environment artists and game designers, while extending collaboration and bringing solutions to the team across all disciplines.

• Assists in the continued improvement of production pipelines and workflows within the studio.

• Conducts regular playtesting sessions to gather user feedback and subsequent action points.

• Iterates on the gameplay experience to fine-tune it for maximum quality and optimum performance to ultimately ship an incredible product.

• Maintains strong knowledge of trending level design techniques and the capabilities/limitations of these techniques as they relate to project objectives.

• Willingly and regularly share your expertise with peers and expect the same in return.

Requirements

• Unreal, Unity or Proprietary engines experience.

• At least 1 published AAA title in a proven level design capacity.

• Confident 3D level prototyping & modelling skills across a range of packages i.e. Max. Maya, Unreal etc.

• Experience with gameplay and level/mission design scripting tools akin to Kismet, Unreal Editor, Lua.

• Effective aptitude in basic programming principles, C# knowledge a plus.

• Firm technical ability relative to game engine technologies.

• Expertise in level design concepts and 2D level layouts.

• Be very receptive to direction and feedback while performing well within a collaborative team environment.

• An enthusiastic gamer with an understanding of both level design and effective game design methodologies, with the ability to clearly and passionately communicate this to others.

• Experience or an appetite for 3rd person action adventure games is an advantage