Senior Level Designer (Game Development)

TL;DR

Senior Level Designer (Game Development): Designing and implementing engaging gameplay spaces and game worlds from concept to final production with an accent on player engagement, level design best practices, and collaboration across disciplines. Focus on creating compelling story elements, innovative gameplay interactions, and mentoring other designers.

Location: Québec or Remote

Company

hirify.global is a game development company focused on creating fun, reactive, and wondrous game worlds.

What you will do

• Design and implement compelling gameplay spaces from concept to final production.
• Collaborate with directors, leads, narrative, technical design, and art teams to ensure cohesive game experience.
• Establish and maintain level design best practices and style guides.
• Mentor and provide feedback to other level designers.
• Develop and maintain level design tools and pipelines to optimize workflows.
• Identify and mitigate risks to meet project deadlines.

Requirements

• 8+ years of industry experience as a designer.
• At least 2 shipped games, including 1 with Unreal Engine.
• Strong planning, workload management, and autonomy.
• Expertise in layout design, mission/quest design, and Unreal Blueprinting.
• Ability to greyblock model for level design.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience designing mission-based games.
• Expert blueprint skills.
• Ability to write and/or draw.