Remote Open-World Level Designer (AAA)

Pipeworks; Eugene (OR); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with employer match

Employer Paid Life Insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Remote/hybrid/work flexibility

Relocation assistance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Club Discounts

Annual Company Events

Project Wrap Parties

Job summary

Pipeworks Studios in Eugene, OR is seeking a Level Designer I or II to craft open-world content for a high-profile AAA title. You will design, build, and iterate on locations and points of interest that blend exploration, traversal, encounters, puzzles, and environmental storytelling. Remote, hybrid, or in-office work are possible.

The role progresses from I to II with increasing ownership, experience, and shipped projects. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Professional experience designing and implementing gameplay spaces in Unreal Engine 5 or a comparable modern game engine.
• Proficient in Blueprint or similar visual scripting for level-specific gameplay.
• Strong understanding of level design fundamentals: spatial composition, navigation, pacing, readability, and player guidance.
• Experience creating encounters, puzzles, activities in open-world spaces; working with AI and scripted events.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design leadership to define goals and player experience for content.
• Design, block out, implement, and iterate on open-world locations in Unreal Engine 5.
• Create readable spaces supporting exploration, traversal, encounters, puzzles, pacing and storytelling.
• Implement objectives, triggers, and gameplay logic using Blueprint or similar tools.
• Place and tune enemies, NPCs, and environmental elements to shape player behavior.
• Coordinate with design, engineering, art, QA, and partners; incorporate feedback.
• Participate in playtests and reviews; iterate on issues affecting flow.
• Maintain documentation, callouts, notes, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure content organization, naming conventions, and source-control hygiene.

Skills

Unreal Engine 5

Blueprint scripting

Level design

Gameplay spaces

Environmental storytelling

AI behaviors

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Source control

Education

Level Designer I: 2+ years

Level Designer II: 5+ years, 2 shipped AA/AAA

Tools

Perforce

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Pipeworks Studios in Eugene, OR is seeking a Level Designer I or II to craft open-world content for a high-profile AAA title. You will design, build, and iterate on locations and points of interest that blend exploration, traversal, encounters, puzzles, and environmental storytelling. Remote, hybrid, or in-office work are possible.

The role progresses from I to II with increasing ownership, experience, and shipped projects. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.