Senior Level Designer - Campaign Architect (FPS)

Activision; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 82,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Activision Raven in Middleton, WI is seeking a Senior Level Designer to own major portions of campaign design from concept to ship for Call of Duty. You will collaborate across disciplines to build levels, script gameplay, and iterate through playtests to ensure high-quality missions.

The role emphasizes mentoring teammates, improving pacing, and delivering immersive storytelling 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 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.
• Create compelling gameplay spaces that support combat, traversal, exploration, narrative, and cinematic moments.
• Design encounters that vary pacing, challenge, and player choice while supporting the mission experience.
• Collaborate with leadership to align missions with the creative vision and quality expectations.
• Implement mission gameplay using scripting and design tools.
• Prototype gameplay scenarios and iterate based on playtests and design reviews.
• Troubleshoot issues and collaborate to resolve them.
• Partner with Mission Designers, Artists, Narrative, Engineers, Animators, Audio, and Production.
• Produce clear design documentation including mission decks, briefs, scripting notes.
• Playtest missions to improve gameplay, pacing, readability, and immersion.
• Work with QA to identify and resolve issues.
• Champion a player-first mindset and maintain high quality.

Skills

Level design

Gameplay design

Mentoring

Cross-functional collab

Documentation

Tools

Blueprint

Kismet

Bolt

Job description

Activision Raven in Middleton, WI is seeking a Senior Level Designer to own major portions of campaign design from concept to ship for Call of Duty. You will collaborate across disciplines to build levels, script gameplay, and iterate through playtests to ensure high-quality missions.

The role emphasizes mentoring teammates, improving pacing, and delivering immersive storytelling in a fast-paced AAA environment.