Senior Level Designer - Sanzaru Game Studio

Facebook; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 137,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Level Designer to join their innovative team. In this role, you will take ownership of creating immersive gameplay experiences, from initial concepts to final implementations. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, ensuring that levels not only meet narrative and gameplay standards but also push the boundaries of virtual reality. If you are passionate about game design and have a knack for mentoring others, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects in a vibrant studio environment.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Health Benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in game design, especially in level design.
• Strong portfolio showcasing level design work and mentorship experience.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging gameplay experiences from concept to final design.
• Collaborate with artists and engineers to ensure levels are well-integrated.

Skills

Level Design

Unreal Engine 5

Game Mechanics

Mentoring

Workflow Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

Blueprint Scripting

3D Modeling Software

Job description

Summary:

Sanzaru Games is looking for an experienced Level Designer. The Level Designers are responsible for ownership over creating exciting and evocative gameplay experiences from concept, block out to final. Level designers will help assist in daily level workload as well mentor and assist direct level design direction. As a level designer, you are responsible for identifying and assisting building out clear workflow and pipelines for the level design team. Level designers work closely with all disciplines to help ensure game levels have fun scenarios, are well-composed and are well integrated into the game’s overarching narrative. Sanzaru is looking for designers with the experience and talent for creating engaging worlds. We are big gamers at the studio and want to hire game developers with the same passion and fun pushing the boundaries of VR gaming.

Required Skills:

Senior Level Designer - Sanzaru Game Studio Responsibilities:

1. Identify workflow issues for clean fast team iteration
2. Help establish level design pipelines and help the team adhere to best practices
3. Work closely with leadership to ensure levels hit important narrative and game mechanics beats
4. Level scripting using script-based languages like Unreal 5 blueprint
5. Design and establish a detailed level plan from paper to 3D block out and final art implementation
6. Collaborate with Environment Artists to create a level’s feel and overall composition
7. Work with the level team to manage assets and data associated with each level
8. Develop a thorough understanding of hardware limitations and how to design around them
9. Work with systems designers and engineers on global game systems needed to support levels
10. Gather and act on game test feedback with the aim of creating the best experience for all players

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 5+ years of game industry experience working as a Level Designer or Lead
2. Portfolio showcasing your Level Design work
3. Experience managing and mentoring designers
4. Experience identifying design issues for level design and flow
5. Experience multi-tasking and adapting easily to change
6. Experience in shifting focus as needed
7. Experience working in an environment with cross-functional feedback
8. Working knowledge of Unreal 5

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Narrative and storytelling experience
2. Working knowledge of Unreal
3. Experience working in VR environment

Public Compensation:

$137,000/year to $193,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

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