Location: Canada
Date published: 24-Mar-2025
Job ID: 141750
Description and Requirements
Work Location: Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite
Position Type: Contract, 18 months
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Salary: $53 (T4) - $65 (INC)
Our multinational gaming client is seeking a Level Designer to join their Gaming studio.
The client is seeking an inspiring, highly motivated Level Designer with a proven track record of delivering highly engaging, high-quality levels in action games. In this position you will work with the Lead Level Designer to design and implement multiple levels from conception to the final stages of polish. You will be expected to partner with other members of the Level Design Team, the Level Art Team, programmers, and other design disciplines to help make the design vision set out by design direction a reality.
This is a full-time 18-month contract opportunity located in Vancouver.
Responsibilities:
- Ideate and steward the design of multiple levels from conception to the final stages of polish.
- Use Unreal as well as proprietary tools to create and debug levels.
- Own the design and quality of your levels.
- Regularly collaborate with other level designers, technical designers, and artists.
- Become a contact point for other departments (Cinematics, VFX, Sound, Programmers, etc.)
- Use the Unreal tools to implement memorable challenges, combat, objectives, and scripted events.
- Participate in critique sessions to provide input to personal and peers’ work.
- Regularly present your work to your leads and adjust quickly to Feedback.
- Create and maintain design documentation.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience having shipped at least one Action-Shooter or Action-Adventure console titles.
- 3+ years of experience working on visual game editors, ideally Unreal Engine.
- Experienced with the level design fundamentals, constraints, and narrative.
- Strong knowledge and experience using gameplay systems in levels.
- Experience working collaboratively in a cross-discipline development environment.
- Experience with current scripting languages and level editors.
- Experience with game consoles and tools.
All interested applicants who meet the qualifications listed above are invited to submit a resume by clicking "Apply Now".
The indicated pay range for this position is a good-faith estimate based on the qualifications necessary for the position, including experience, training, and other considerations permitted by law. Additionally, it is emphasized that the pay band mentioned herein is the one established by the client company. Factors that may be used when making an offer may include a candidate’s skills, experience and geographic location, the expected quality and quantity of work. Most candidates will start at the bottom half of the pay range, with the upper end reserved for candidates with extensive experience and skills and who live in geographic markets commanding a higher starting pay. An employee’s pay history will not be a contributing factor where prohibited by local law.
This information is subject to change and serves as a general guideline for compensation discussions. Actual offers may vary based on specific circumstances and company policies.