Remote Senior Mission Designer | Open-World Craft

Insomniac Games; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Insomniac Games is seeking a Contract Senior Mission Designer for a 6-month engagement. The role focuses on delivering high-quality open-world and linear missions, from initial pitches through scripting, with close collaboration to ensure narrative integration and polished gameplay.

The ideal candidate has shipping experience as a mission/level designer, with proficiency in 3D layout, scripting, and modern game engines.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of professional game design experience with at least one shipped title as a Level or Mission Designer.
• Proven expertise in level/mission development from initial pitch to ship.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, iterate, and polish one or more open world or linear missions.
• Collaborate with a Mission Director and a multi-disciplinary pod to create missions and integrate combat, gameplay, and narrative.
• Prototype novel gameplay mechanics and sequences; collaborate with Gameplay Programmers on mission-specific gameplay.
• Address bugs and ensure missions stay playable and polished across development stages.

Skills

Game design experience

Level/mission design

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Maya

UE4 Blueprint scripting

Microsoft Office

Job description

Insomniac Games is seeking a Contract Senior Mission Designer for a 6-month engagement. The role focuses on delivering high-quality open-world and linear missions, from initial pitches through scripting, with close collaboration to ensure narrative integration and polished gameplay.

The ideal candidate has shipping experience as a mission/level designer, with proficiency in 3D layout, scripting, and modern game engines.