Level Designer
Nice to have's
Job description
About the Position
We are seeking an experienced Level Designer to join our team on a full-time basis. This role is remote and offers a competitive salary of £58,579.0. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Unreal Engine 5 and first-person action gameplay, with a focus on creating engaging, immersive experiences for players.
Responsibilities
- Experienced Level Designer capable of taking ownership of a gameplay space.
- Strong understanding of first-person action gameplay, player flow, combat spaces, exploration, and encounter design.
- Ability to work within established gameplay rules, metrics, and production guidelines.
- Experience creating modular levels that can support procedural generation and replayability.
- Comfortable collaborating closely with Level Art, Environment Art, Design, and Production teams.
- Strong Unreal Engine 5 proficiency, including level assembly, greyboxing, gameplay implementation, and iteration.
- Ability to communicate clearly, incorporate feedback quickly, and maintain production quality standards.
- Experience building large landmark or destination-style spaces that serve as key player objectives and points of interest.
- Excellent speaking communication skills in English.
Requirements
- Previous experience designing and building levels for action, RPG, co-op, or first-person games.
- Proven track record creating playable greyboxes/blockouts that successfully transition into final production content.
- Experience working with modular kits and level-building systems.
- Understanding of procedural content generation workflows and how level design supports randomized gameplay experiences.
- Solid knowledge of level metrics, navigation, sightlines, combat pacing, and player guidance.
- Proficiency with Unreal Engine, ideally Unreal Engine 5.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary development teams and following established production pipelines.
- Shipped title experience or substantial production experience on PC/console game projects is strongly preferred.
Nice to Have
- Co-op multiplayer game development.
- Dark fantasy, RPG, or dungeon/environment-focused level design.
- Experience designing content intended for repeatable runs and live-service style replayability.
- Familiarity with performance considerations and gameplay-driven environment construction.
We Offer
- Competitive Salary.
- Dynamic, multicultural, and fun environment.
- You will be working for the world’s leading provider of game services.
- We empower our people and offer regular progression opportunities to ensure our employees flourish.
About the Company
Side (formerly PTW) is a global video game development and services provider, offering technical and creative solutions to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in 2009 and drawing on 30+ years’ experience from our parent company in Japan, Side has since grown to become a global force with 20 studios in 14 countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.
Our industry-leading services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets.
Experience our side of life. For more information, visit www.side.inc.
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