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You will be responsible for aligning efforts on large-scale, open world levels for both single-player and cooperative game modes, ensuring they are fun, realistic, and aligned with the creative vision of the project.\nAs a member of the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to even better-with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration. \nYou’ll help us by…\nPriorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:\nLeading and managing members of the Level Design team to meet project objectives, quality standards, and production milestones.\n\nSetting clear goals and performance expectations aligned with the broader project vision.\n\nCollaborate with design leadership, artists, crafting unique spaces where gameplay flow and visual composition form memorable experiences.\n\nDesigning, prototyping, implementing and polishing in-game spaces and content, including level geometry, enemy encounters and other gameplay activities, using our proprietary tools.\n\nWork within multi discipline teams to help create spaces for open world locations for a variety of quests and open world activities\n\nProviding constructive feedback on others’ work\n\nActing as a liaison to other departments, conveying the consistent design vision of the project\n\nProviding regular feedback, coaching, and performance management for level designers.\n\nYou’re awesome because you have…\nProven experience as a professional Level Designer (or some combination of applicable training and experience).\n\nDemonstrated ability to manage schedules, set priorities, and deliver against defined production timelines.\n\nExperience with technical game design (implementation in tools, game logic, visual scripting, etc.)\n\nUnderstanding and Execution of the fundamentals of Open World Level Design in modern game engines.\n\nAbility to collaborate and thrive as part of a creative team and comfortable with self-critique and accepting outside feedback\n\nStrong organizational skills and a proven track record of meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.\n\nAbility to provide clear, actionable feedback and support team growth and development.\n\nExperience pitching level design concepts in a clear, detailed manner, through strong written and verbal skills\n\nBonus points for…\nExperience leading content design teams on AAA Open World titles\n\nMajor recognition in your field of work\n\nHaving made your own game as a side or indie project\n\nExperience in adjacent fields such as content design, narrative design, environment art, programming, etc.\n\nArchitectural experience\n\nExperience playing and/or crafting pen and paper, board, or trading card games\n\nAn interest in Open World RPG’s\n\nNot sure you meet all the qualifications? 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