Remote Senior Mission Designer — 6-Month Contract

PlayStation; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Insomniac is seeking a Contract Senior Mission Designer for a 6-month engagement via Yoh Enterprise Solutions. You will deliver open-world and linear mission experiences, from pitch to ship, collaborating with a Mission Director and a cross-discipline pod.

Candidates should have shipped titles, strong layout, narrative pacing, and scripting skills, with experience in Unreal or similar engines. Remote work is possible; Seattle area pay guidance is provided as hourly USD 70–80.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of professional game design experience.
• shipped title as a Level or Mission Designer.
• Expertise in 3D block out, composition, and flow, using software such as Maya or game engines.
• High proficiency with modern game engines, such as Unreal or proprietary engines. Prototyping in-engine scripting.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, iterate, and polish one or more open world or linear missions.
• Collaborate with Mission Director and cross-disciplinary pod to create full mission experiences.
• Prototype novel gameplay mechanics and sequences with Gameplay Programmers as needed.
• Ensure alignment with writers and narrative team for mission storytelling.
• Communicate status and dependencies to Development Managers and team.

Skills

Game design

Level design

Scripting

Unreal Engine

Communication

Tools

Maya

UE4/Unreal

3D modeling tools

UE4 Blueprints

Job description

Insomniac is seeking a Contract Senior Mission Designer for a 6-month engagement via Yoh Enterprise Solutions. You will deliver open-world and linear mission experiences, from pitch to ship, collaborating with a Mission Director and a cross-discipline pod.

Candidates should have shipped titles, strong layout, narrative pacing, and scripting skills, with experience in Unreal or similar engines. Remote work is possible; Seattle area pay guidance is provided as hourly USD 70–80.