Level Designer

Side; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Global team culture

Job summary

Side is seeking an experienced Level Designer to own gameplay spaces for high-end projects. You will design first-person action levels, focus on player flow, encounters, exploration, and modular blocks that support procedural generation and replayability.

You will collaborate with Level Art, Environment Art, Design, and Production teams, iterate with Unreal Engine 5, greybox early builds, and ensure production quality for a live-service style experience.

Qualifications

• Previous experience designing and building levels for action, RPG, co-op, or first-person games.
• Shipped title experience or substantial production experience on PC/console projects is strongly preferred.
• Experience creating playable greyboxes/blockouts that transition into final content.
• Familiar with modular kits and level-building systems and procedural workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own gameplay spaces and create engaging, immersive levels for players.
• Collaborate with Level Art, Environment Art, Design and Production teams to maintain quality and timelines.
• Iterate with Unreal Engine 5 for level assembly, greyboxing, gameplay implementation, and testing.
• Design large landmark spaces that serve as objectives and points of interest.

Skills

Level design

Modular design

Procedural generation

Gameplay implementation

Collaboration

Communication

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Job description

Описание:

At Side, we partner with some of the world's leading developers and publishers to solve complex production challenges and help bring exceptional games to life. From concept through live operations, our co-development teams work as trusted extensions of our clients' studios, contributing expertise across design, engineering, art, audio, QA, and production. We’re looking for an experienced Level Designer who can take ownership of gameplay spaces and create engaging, immersive experiences for players. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of Unreal Engine 5 and first-person action gameplay, player flow, combat encounters, exploration, and modular level design that supports procedural generation and replayability.

Задачи:

Experienced Level Designer capable of taking ownership of a gameplay space. Strong understanding of first-person action gameplay, player flow, combat spaces, exploration, and encounter design. Ability to work within established gameplay rules, metrics, and production guidelines. Experience creating modular levels that can support procedural generation and replayability. Comfortable collaborating closely with Level Art, Environment Art, Design, and Production teams. Strong Unreal Engine 5 proficiency, including level assembly, greyboxing, gameplay implementation, and iteration. Ability to communicate clearly, incorporate feedback quickly, and maintain production quality standards. Experience building large landmark or destination-style spaces that serve as key player objectives and points of interest.

Требования:

Previous experience designing and building levels for action, RPG, co-op, or first-person games. Proven track record creating playable greyboxes/blockouts that successfully transition into final production content. Experience working with modular kits and level-building systems. Understanding of procedural content generation workflows and how level design supports randomized gameplay experiences. Solid knowledge of level metrics, navigation, sightlines, combat pacing, and player guidance. Proficiency with Unreal Engine, ideally Unreal Engine 5. Experience working within multidisciplinary development teams and following established production pipelines. Shipped title experience or substantial production experience on PC/console game projects is strongly preferred. Co-op multiplayer game development. Dark fantasy, RPG, or dungeon/environment-focused level design. Experience designing content intended for repeatable runs and live-service style replayability. Familiarity with performance considerations and gameplay-driven environment construction.

Условия:

Competitive Salary. Dynamic, multicultural and fun environment. You will be working for the world's leading provider of game services. We empower our people and offer regular progression opportunities to ensure our employees flourish. Side (formerly PTW) is a global video game development and services provider, offering technical and creative solutions to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in 2009 and drawing on 30+ years' experience from our parent company in Japan, Side has since grown to become a global force with 20 studios in 14 countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. Our industry-leading services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets. Experience our side of life. For more information, visit www.side.inc