Lead Level Designer - Unreal Engine FPS Creator

Gearbox Software, LLC; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Gearbox Entertainment in Frisco, Texas, is seeking a passionate level designer to join our team crafting upcoming first and third person shooters using Unreal Engine. You will own the vision of your levels and collaborate with artists, mission designers, writers, coders, and other disciplines to ship high-quality, memorable gameplay.

As a level designer, you will develop single-player and co-op levels from paper designs to shipping products, prototype and polish gameplay, and mentor junior

Qualifications

• Proven track record of building and shipping large level environments.
• Understanding of modern level design practices and pacing.
• Strong eye for aesthetics and collaboration with art teams.
• Excellent documentation, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Have shipped a AAA title with Unreal technology and FPS focus.

Responsibilities

• Develop single player and cooperative levels based on game design documents, direction from project leadership.
• Prototype, iterate, and polish moment-to-moment gameplay with cross-discipline teams.
• Mentorship and sharing of expertise with junior designers.

Skills

Unreal Engine

Level design

Collaboration

Documentation

AAA title shipped

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Gearbox Entertainment in Frisco, Texas, is seeking a passionate level designer to join our team crafting upcoming first and third person shooters using Unreal Engine. You will own the vision of your levels and collaborate with artists, mission designers, writers, coders, and other disciplines to ship high-quality, memorable gameplay.

As a level designer, you will develop single-player and co-op levels from paper designs to shipping products, prototype and polish gameplay, and mentor junior