Senior Level Designer (Call of Duty)

Location: Middleton, Wisconsin, United States; onsite four days per week

Salary: $82,240–$152,160 annual base pay; incentive compensation may also apply.

Company

hirify.global develops AAA games and is part of Activision's portfolio of interactive entertainment studios.

What you will do

• Design, build, and polish single-player Call of Duty campaign levels from concept through final implementation.
• Create gameplay spaces supporting combat, traversal, exploration, narrative, and cinematic moments.
• Design and prototype encounters with varied pacing, challenge, player choice, and progression.
• Implement mission gameplay using proprietary scripting and design tools, then iterate through playtests and reviews.
• Collaborate with mission designers, artists, narrative, engineering, animation, audio, production, QA, and external partners.
• Maintain design documentation and help establish quality standards while mentoring teammates.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience as a single-player level designer or gameplay designer.
• At least three shipped AAA console or PC titles, including two in a level design capacity.
• Strong understanding of geometry building, flow, layout, pacing, encounter design, combat flow, navigation, and player guidance.
• Experience designing and implementing FPS gameplay and owning content from concept through final polish.
• Strong gameplay scripting, debugging, documentation, communication, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Middleton, Wisconsin four days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience with visual scripting tools such as Blueprint, Kismet, Bolt, or equivalent.
• Experience with cinematic scripting, narrative-driven gameplay, AI encounter design, gameplay prototyping, or player progression systems.
• Experience mentoring junior designers and working with proprietary engines on large AAA teams.
• Knowledge of the Call of Duty franchise and familiarity with Photoshop, Illustrator, or equivalent tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, respectful, low-ego development environment focused on the game and players.
• Medical, dental, vision, insurance, health spending accounts, and disability coverage, subject to eligibility.
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave, bereavement leave, and floating holidays.
• Mental health, wellbeing, fitness, employee game discount, and other voluntary benefit programs.
• Relocation assistance may be available when the company requires a geographic move for the role.