Senior Level Designer

Ghost Story Games • MA

72d

About The Position

Ghost Story Games is seeking a talented Senior Level Designer to join us on Judas, the highly anticipated game led by Ken Levine. The ideal candidate has multiple years of experience designing levels for first-person shooters and is ready to take on ownership responsibilities. In this role, you will be crafting dynamic gameplay experiences within a rich environment, leading design initiatives, and mentoring team members.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience as a level designer, with at least 1 shipped FPS title.
• Previous experience working on scripting and design for levels, combat encounters and missions/quests in FPS titles.
• Deep understanding of good level flow and tactical spaces.
• Experience with supporting environmental storytelling through design.
• Strong spatial and layout design skills.
• Experienced in supporting gameplay mechanics in the game world.
• Experience with scripting events and debugging game logic.
• Intuitive understanding of how FPS games work and why people play them.
• Strong content-design skills, including experience with RPG systems.
• Self-motivated toward solving creative problems.
• Ability to respond elegantly to difficult creative changes.
• Ability to prioritize feature requests to developers and engineers.
• Unreal Engine 4 experience, with strong proficiency in its tools and pipelines.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Great working knowledge of game-design theory and game-development methodologies.
• Can easily break down core level-design elements and use them when creating combat and traversal sections of a level.
• Self-motivated and able to work well independently.
• Ability to work well under pressure and with deadlines.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Understanding of source control via Perforce or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Work with lead designer and lead environment artist on level-design layouts, gameplay setup, encounter scripting, design documentation and all things gameplay-related, providing guidance and feedback to other designers.
• Work alongside other designers, artists, animators and engineers to create gameplay spaces that engage with our narrative storytelling while being fun and running within optimization goals.
• Take ownership of key gameplay features from concept to implementation.
• Work within established level-design metrics and game systems to create challenging encounters, interesting scenarios and unique moments.
• Pitch ideas, strategic initiatives and game concepts to all levels of management and leadership.
• Champion your vision throughout each stage of development, across multiple departments.
• Implement level-design changes based on in-house feedback and outside playtesting data.
• Mentor and provide guidance to level designers, contributing to their professional growth and development.
• Oversee specific level or gameplay feature areas, ensuring quality and consistency across the game.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior