Senior Campaign Level Designer — Onsite 4 Days/Week (WI)

Activision Blizzard; Town of Middleton (WI); On-site; USD 82,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Activision Blizzard’s Raven studio in Middleton, WI seeks a Senior Level Designer to own major portions of campaign mission development from concept through ship. You will design, build, prototype, and polish single-player levels, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver cinematic, pacing-driven missions.

The role emphasizes iterative design, mentoring teammates, and maintaining high quality and player immersion in a fast-paced AAA environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional game development experience as a Single Player Level Designer or Gameplay Designer.
• Shipped at least 3 AAA Console/PC titles with 2 in a Level Design capacity.
• Strong understanding of geometry building, flow, and layout.
• Experience designing and implementing FPS gameplay experiences.
• Strong scripting and gameplay implementation experience using proprietary or commercial game engines.
• Experience owning gameplay content from concept through final polish.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and iterate on engaging single-player campaign levels from concept through final polish.
• Prototype gameplay scenarios, encounters, and mechanics to evaluate player experience.
• Iterate rapidly based on internal playtests, usability feedback, and design reviews.
• Troubleshoot implementation issues and work collaboratively to identify creative solutions.
• Partner closely with Mission Designers, Artists, Narrative, Engineers, Animators, Audio, and Production throughout development.
• Produce clear and concise design documentation including mission decks, encounter briefs, scripting notes.

Skills

Level design

Gameplay scripting

FPS gameplay

Mentoring teammates

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Tools

Blueprint (visual scripting)

Kismet

Bolt

Proprietary game engines

Job description

Activision Blizzard’s Raven studio in Middleton, WI seeks a Senior Level Designer to own major portions of campaign mission development from concept through ship. You will design, build, prototype, and polish single-player levels, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver cinematic, pacing-driven missions.

The role emphasizes iterative design, mentoring teammates, and maintaining high quality and player immersion in a fast-paced AAA environment.