Level Designer (Game Development)

Location: In-person in Bellevue, Washington, USA

Company

Valve is an entertainment and technology company creating interactive entertainment experiences and games.

What you will do

• Participate in design sessions to define game experience outlines.
• Build game worlds in 3D.
• Use scripting to implement gameplay and story elements.
• Collaborate with software engineers, artists, writers, animators, and other designers.
• Implement art, animation, story, and design requirements in dynamic cross-disciplinary teams.
• Launch products and iterate on solutions based on customer feedback.

Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in level design and design tools.
• Ability to collaborate with peers to define and pursue work independently.
• Recent examples of levels or environments created must be included with the application.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration in Bellevue, Washington, USA.
• Groups determine how to use 100% of their time.
• Collaboration with experts across multiple disciplines and a flexible schedule supporting families and domestic partnerships.
• Diversity-focused culture, health insurance, vacation, and family leave.
• 401(k) employer matching, fertility and adoption assistance, on-site amenities, and child-care reimbursement during interviews.

Hiring process

• Submit an application with recent examples of levels or environments created.
• Valve does not generally require specific credentials or qualifications and is not actively filling a headcount target.