Senior Level Designer - Horror/Puzzle, Unreal Engine 5

Mob Entertainment, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 66,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Sick time

Holidays

Job summary

Mob Entertainment is seeking a Senior Level Designer to craft tense, atmospheric levels for the Poppy Playtime franchise using Unreal Engine 5. You will mentor designers, collaborate with directors, and shape level structure from greyboxing to final implementation.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in game design with strong puzzle/horror experience and proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, Blueprints, and narrative collaboration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional game design, level design focus.
• Proficiency in Unreal Engine 5 with Blueprints for gameplay interaction.
• A portfolio showing authored or lead level work, preferably in horror/puzzle/first-person.
• Strong grasp of spatial pacing, readability, storytelling, and encounter flow.
• Experience collaborating with narrative teams to support story moments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on level design pipeline aligning with gameplay, pacing, and constraints.
• Define experience goals with Game Director and Art Director for each level.
• Prototype and build levels in Unreal Engine, from blocking to final implementation.
• Work cross-discipline with Designers, Writers, Engineers, and Environment Artists.
• Maintain documentation and communicate progress to the team.

Skills

8+ years experience

Unreal Engine 5

Blueprints

Narrative collaboration

Communication

Documentation

Perforce

Jira

Confluence

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Blueprints

Perforce

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Mob Entertainment is seeking a Senior Level Designer to craft tense, atmospheric levels for the Poppy Playtime franchise using Unreal Engine 5. You will mentor designers, collaborate with directors, and shape level structure from greyboxing to final implementation.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in game design with strong puzzle/horror experience and proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, Blueprints, and narrative collaboration.