Senior Level Designer (4-Month Contract)

Collaborate with combat, systems, narrative, art, engineering, audio, and production to create levels that support the established creative vision and core gameplay pillars

Own levels end-to-end, including layouts, blockouts, combat spaces, encounters, traversal, exploration, pacing, and player flow

Design engaging combat spaces that support varied enemies, character builds, abilities, positioning, and different approaches to combat

Create rewarding exploration through optional paths, secrets, environmental storytelling, and meaningful rewards while maintaining clear navigation and progression

Script and implement gameplay events, encounters, objectives, triggers, and environmental interactions directly in engine

Test, debug, and iterate on levels using playtest feedback to improve combat flow, difficulty, pacing, readability, and replayability

A minimum of 8 years of game development experience, with significant experience designing and implementing levels for action, RPG, or combat focused games

Experience shipping multiple titles, including at least one in a senior or equivalent level design role

Proven ability to independently own complex levels from initial concept and blockout through implementation, iteration, and final polish

Strong understanding of action RPG level design, including combat spaces, encounter pacing, exploration, progression, player guidance, and replayability

Strong hands-on experience with level editing, gameplay scripting, and in-engine implementation, with the ability to prototype, debug, and iterate quickly

Strong design judgment, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to balance gameplay quality, creative goals, technical constraints, and production realities

Passion for action RPGs centered on combat, character builds, loot, progression, and exploration

Experience designing levels for an isometric or elevated gameplay camera, with an understanding of its impact on combat readability, navigation, and composition

Experience creating replayable content that supports different character builds, abilities, difficulty levels, or repeated playthroughs

Appreciation for systemic combat and how level geometry, enemy composition, hazards, and interactive elements combine to create varied encounters

Experience designing dungeons, interconnected environments, procedural or modular level content, or other repeatable gameplay spaces

Strong instincts for environmental storytelling, gameplay readability, polish, and identifying opportunities to improve the player experience through iteration