Lead Level Designer (Open World)

Location: Warsaw, Poland; onsite work schedule four days per week

Company

hirify.global develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment, including major gaming franchises and new intellectual properties.

What you will do

• Lead and manage the Level Design team, setting goals, performance expectations, priorities, and production milestones.
• Guide the design of large-scale open-world levels for single-player and cooperative game modes.
• Design, prototype, implement, and polish level geometry, enemy encounters, quests, and other gameplay activities using proprietary tools.
• Collaborate with design leadership, artists, and multidisciplinary teams to create memorable spaces with strong gameplay flow and visual composition.
• Provide actionable feedback, coaching, and performance management to support the growth of level designers.
• Act as a liaison between departments and maintain a consistent project design vision.

Requirements

• Professional experience as a Level Designer or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience managing schedules, setting priorities, and delivering against production timelines.
• Experience with technical game design, including tool implementation, game logic, and visual scripting.
• Understanding and practical execution of open-world level design fundamentals in modern game engines.
• Strong organization, communication, collaboration, and feedback skills, with a record of meeting deadlines.

Nice to have

• Experience leading content design teams on AAA open-world titles.
• Recognition in the field or experience creating an independent or side-project game.
• Experience in content design, narrative design, environment art, programming, or architecture.
• Experience with tabletop, board, trading card, or role-playing games.
• Interest in open-world RPGs.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a collaborative, inclusive environment focused on mutual respect, empathy, thoughtfulness, and professionalism.
• Contribute to a new intellectual property within a global gaming and entertainment organization.
• Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs.