Unreal Engine Level Designer

TL;DR

Unreal Engine Level Designer: Creating landscapes and building interiors for an open-world RPG, with an accent on asset resourcefulness and optimization. Focus on utilizing Houdini tools and communicating with 3D Artists to ensure asset pipeline efficiency.

Location: Completely remote development team.

Company

hirify.global is a volunteer-based, all-online, global game development team developing The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order, an in-development indie open-world RPG using Unreal Engine 4.

What you will do

• Create detailed landscapes and building interiors in Unreal Engine 4 based on concepts and layouts.
• Be resourceful with assets and utilize Houdini Tools.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with other team members, especially 3D Artists, about needed assets.
• Aid more junior members of the team in relevant areas if comfortable teaching.
• Follow team policies and attend meetings through Slack.

Requirements

• Ability to create detailed landscapes and building interiors in Unreal Engine 4.
• Ability to optimize with the use of LODs (Level of Detail).
• Required Software: Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4.
• Minimum Hardware: The ability to run Unreal Engine 4 and download at least 25 GB of game files.
• English fluency is a must.

Nice to have

• Houdini experience, used for creating Procedural Development tools.
• Unreal Engine 4 Blueprint Scripting experience.
• Quixel Megascans Asset Library usage.
• Heightmap development experience.
• Optional Software: SideFX's Houdini, Heightmapping Software (such as QuadSpinner Gaea).

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a volunteer-based, all-online, global game development team.
• Engage in completely remote development; no relocation necessary.
• Contribute to an in-development indie open-world RPG (The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order).
• Team communication and meetings conducted through Slack.
• Opportunity to work with and aid junior team members.