Senior Level Designer - Horror/Puzzle (Unreal Engine 5)

Mob Entertainment, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 66,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Sick time

Holidays

Job summary

Mob Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Senior Level Designer to craft engaging levels that blend gameplay with narrative for the Poppy Playtime universe.

In this hands-on senior role, you’ll greybox, iterate, and polish levels in Unreal Engine 5, mentoring designers and shaping the project’s creative direction. You will collaborate with Directors and cross-discipline teams to ensure tense, atmospheric experiences, with a focus on horror, puzzle, or exploration-based games.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional game design experience with a focus on level design.
• Proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, with Blueprints for gameplay interaction and scripting.
• A portfolio demonstrating authored or lead level work, preferably in horror/puzzle/first-person.
• Strong grasp of spatial pacing, readability, environmental storytelling, and encounter flow.
• Experience collaborating with narrative teams to support story moments.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; ability to define tasks and directions.
• Familiarity with source control (Perforce), task management tools (Jira, Confluence).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on the level design pipeline, aligning with gameplay mechanics, pacing, and technical constraints.
• Partner with Game Director, Design Director, and Art Director to define experience and level spacing.
• Prototype, build, and iterate levels in Unreal Engine, from blocking to final implementation.
• Work cross-discipline with designers, writers, engineers, and environment artists to support the experience.
• Maintain documentation, clear workflows, and visibility of progress for the team.
• Lead regular playtests and design reviews, collecting feedback and driving iteration.
• Balance aesthetics, readability, and performance, coordinating with environment art and tech design.
• Shape level design culture, identifying opportunities to raise team capability and ambition.
• Mentor team members and share feedback to overcome design challenges.
• Contribute to level design workflows and reviews, continuously improving iteration and delivery.

Skills

Level design

Unreal Engine 5

Blueprint scripting

Narrative collaboration

Communication

Perforce

Jira

Confluence

Mentoring

Tools

Perforce

Jira

Confluence

Blueprint scripting

Job description

Mob Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Senior Level Designer to craft engaging levels that blend gameplay with narrative for the Poppy Playtime universe.

In this hands-on senior role, you’ll greybox, iterate, and polish levels in Unreal Engine 5, mentoring designers and shaping the project’s creative direction. You will collaborate with Directors and cross-discipline teams to ensure tense, atmospheric experiences, with a focus on horror, puzzle, or exploration-based games.