OPM’s client, a well-known game development studio, is currently building a team in London to lead development on a new and highly ambitious title. They’re are looking to grow a relatively small, tight-knit team, capable of delivering big ideas through experience, smart process, and world-class tools.

They’re currently looking for a talented and experienced Senior Level Designer to design and build procedural worlds for their unannounced action MMORPG with their new team in London.

The ideal candidate has proven experience in level design, a keen eye for visual aesthetics, boundless creativity, outstanding communication skills, and extensive knowledge and passion for competitive and cooperative multiplayer games.

Responsibilities:

• Champion the design for all gameplay-focused environments
• Layout and build natural and constructed environments that are fun to play and showcase and support core game mechanics
• Prototype and build exploration puzzles, traversal challenges, and environmental interactions
• Working with art, pitch and prove new biomes and locations
• Working with other designers and art, define and tune gameplay metrics
• Working with art and engineering, prototype and iterate our procedural world design tech and pipeline
• Work closely with the art, design, and engineering teams to deliver the highest quality player experience

Requirements:

• Extensive game design experience
• Designed, built, and shipped gameplay environments in a AAA game
• Able to champion a design and vision for level design initiatives, from concept to ship
• Experience with level design and prototyping using game tools
• Strong understanding of level flow, encounter design, visual aesthetics and composition
• Outstanding self-motivation and initiative
• Passion for creating and playing multiplayer games

Beneficial Requirements:

• Experience working with UE4
• Experience working with procedural level design
• Experience creating natural environments
• Background in 2D or 3D art
• Background playing competitive or cooperative games at a high skill level

Tagged as: Level Design