<div><div>Crytek is looking for a <b>Level Designer</b> to work on Crysis 4 (Working Title) in our Frankfurt, Germany based studio.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a level designer you will design and create fun, exciting, beautiful environments from conception to completion, creating paper designs, contributing to design discussions and solving design challenges within the team. Appreciation of technology and architecture is a plus.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>*Sample pictures and portfolio link, which shows sample work are necessary.*</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Relocation &amp; Remote Work</b></div><div>Although we believe living close to our studio helps foster team spirit and stronger bonds between team members, we understand that people have different  needs and expectations for their place of residence. You have a choice of three location options, allowing you to work with Crytek from anywhere you wish:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Come to our modern headquarters in Frankfurt and receive an attractive relocation package and have access to all of our benefits.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. If  you are already living in a European Union member state, we are able to offer you a permanent work contract and allow you to work remotely as an employee from there. </div><div><br /></div><div>3. If you are interested in full-time remote work in any other country outside of the European Union, we can offer you a freelance contract arrangement.</div></div><div><div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><ul><li>Execute the design direction and be responsible for designing and building level content from whitebox to final quality</li><li>Take part in playtesting and ensure feedback is applied</li><li>Proactively solve issues and seek feedback to ensure your work is always the best it can be</li><li>Communicate and work closely with other departments</li><li>Ensure your work meets technical standards and is bug free</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><ul><li>3+ years of professional experience as Level Designer</li><li>At least one shipped AAA titles on PC or consoles (please list title(s)).</li><li>Excellent sense for design and creating outstanding user experiences</li><li>Excited, passionate and self motivated</li><li>Must be able to adapt to new technologies.</li><li>Excellent English communication and writing skills</li><li>Keep a positive team-oriented attitude</li><li>Be proactive and self-motivated</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Pluses</h3><ul><ul><li>Strong understanding of level design principles, pacing and mission flow</li><li>Experience with visual scripting <b>or</b> experience with 3D modelling software</li><li>Working knowledge of CryEngine Sandbox toolset</li><li>Strong communicator, able to easily present ideas and information to the team</li><li>Understanding of game design theory and practice </li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>What you can expect from us</h3><ul><ul><li>A refreshing yet highly professional atmosphere in a diverse team.</li><li>Flexible work time.</li><li>FUN.</li><li>Free public transportation ticket, which lets you use public transport free of charge 24/7.</li><li>Free German lessons</li><li>Company language is English. Any additional language is a plus, but not a requirement.</li><li>Extensive assistance with getting visa, work permits and communication with local authorities.</li><li>Relocation support.</li><li>A company apartment for your first few months and help in finding a private apartment. </li><li>...and much more! </li></ul></ul></div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

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<p>The Gearbox Entertainment Company is an award-winning creator and distributor of entertainment for people around the world. Gearbox Entertainment develops and publishes products through its subsidiaries, Gearbox Software and Gearbox Publishing. Gearbox Entertainment has become widely known for successful game franchises including Brothers in Arms and Borderlands, as well as acquired properties Duke Nukem and Homeworld. Gearbox’s ambition is to entertain the world and its key driving objectives include the pursuit of happiness for our talent, partners and customers, the prioritization of entertainment and creativity and a measured respect for profitability. For more information, visit www.Gearbox.com. </p>
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<p>Gearbox Software is looking for a passionate level designer to join us in crafting upcoming first person shooters. This role involves working with the Lead Level Designer and Creative Director to pitch, build, polish, and ship levels using Unreal Engine 4.  Level Designers are responsible for owning the vision of their levels, and working with a variety of other departments to see that vision come to fruition. It involves close collaborative work with artists, mission designers, writers, coders, and a variety of other disciplines to ensure the level ships on time at a high standard of quality, while also being fun and memorable to players. </p>
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<p> <strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p>
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<li>Develop single player and cooperative levels based on existing game design documents, direction from project leadership, and collaboration with peers. This involves taking a design all the way from a paper design to a shipping product, iterating over time based on feedback, creative goals, and project deadlines.</li>
<li>Prototype, iterate, and polish moment-to-moment gameplay while working with narrative designers, enemy designers, artists, and other disciplines to ensure quality combats and mission experiences for the final customers</li>
<li>Mentorship and sharing of expertise with junior level designers and other design staff. Ability to model a positive tone and work ethic to junior members of the team. Ability to provide and receive good feedback when iterating levels.</li>
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<p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p>
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<li>Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in Interactive Entertainment or Animation and up to two years of experience in Design (Narrative, Cinematics, Level or Combat Design) and demonstrated ability in the following areas:</li>
<li>Proven track record of building and shipping large level environments. Should include videos or screenshots of shipped levels, and any additional documentation showing design and iteration process.</li>
<li>Understanding of modern level design practices, including layout, pacing, technical implementation, and above all else creating fun experiences for players.</li>
<li>Strong eye towards aesthetics, with an ability to work hand-in-hand with art teams. Previous experience in a art role is a plus.</li>
<li>Excellent documentation, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Ability to maintain focus and self-motivation towards the current project goals.</li>
<li>Live near or be able to relocate to Frisco, Texas</li>
<li>Have shipped a AAA title, with a preference towards Unreal technology and first person shooters.</li>
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<p><strong>Bonus Points For:</strong></p>
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<li>Shipped games using Unreal 4 technology</li>
<li>Experience with the certification and shipping process on modern consoles</li>
<li>Experience working with large inter-disciplinary teams</li>
<li>Co-op and/or Online Multiplayer experience.</li>
<li>Previous leadership experience</li>
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<p><em>Gearbox Entertainment believes that all team members should be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. We are committed to reflecting the diversity of the world we strive to entertain. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide fair and equal treatment to all team members and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.</em></p>
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<h2><strong>Who we are:</strong></h2>
<p>We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art, united by our core values and inspired by a culture of inclusivity to build amazing games that thrill players everywhere. We pursue growth and innovation in an environment of safety and trust. Our culture is built on the belief that the more varied voices in our collective will strengthen our team and our games.  We are looking for our next teammate who will raise our bar and make us better.</p>
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<h2><strong>What we need:</strong></h2>
<p>We're just beginning a development journey that will take us through design concepting, functional prototyping, milestone deliverables, systems building and tuning, map building, and deep polishing &amp; optimization. We’re looking for a Senior World/Level Designer who can dig deep into each stage of this process, creating inspiring worlds and spaces, applying technical &amp; creative passion to constantly improve the game through an iterative process. We want people who think differently at every step and help us to create a broadly appealing product that resonates with the widest set of fans possible.  Come and help us build the future of Multiplayer Action games!</p>
<p>Responsibilities:</p>
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<li>Design, pitch, &amp; hone world spaces/levels from inception to completion to post-launch. Examine desired player experience goals and introduce designs that help support and enhance that experience</li>
<li>Be an equal voice within the design team for making both large- and small-scale decisions throughout the project</li>
<li>Collaborate deeply with other disciplines. This role will touch on everything from animation to UI to environment art to sound, as well as work closely with core engineering teams</li>
<li>Own map ideas from inception to completion. This includes pitching ideas in their infancy to fine-tuning post-launch. We emphasize a culture of trust, and with that trust comes both responsibility &amp; accountability</li>
<li>Understand how world design impacts other areas of the game and collaborate deeply with other disciplines.  This role will touch on everything from animation to UI to environment art to sound, as well as work closely with core engineering teams</li>
<li>Daily hands-on engine work to bring ideas to life</li>
<li>Understand how world design fits into the overall creation direction of the game, both on a macro and micro level</li>
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<h2><strong>Who you are:</strong></h2>
<p>You’re an experienced Level Designer (World) with multiple shipped titles under your belt.  You’re comfortable not just building map content off an established template, but also figuring out what that template is in the first place.  Our ideal candidate has proven experience building world spaces across all phases of development and is excited to build a world from the ground up.</p>
<p>Required experience:</p>
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<li>Experience in creating, or at minimum a strong passion as a player of Multiplayer Action games a MUST  </li>
<li>3-5 years or 2+ shipped titles in a World/Level Design role, preferably in the Multiplayer/Action genre</li>
<li>Experience with modern game engines (Unreal, Unity, etc.)</li>
<li>Experience building maps, levels, or worlds – particularly in the AAA, action, or shooter spaces – multiplayer experience preferred</li>
<li>Rock-solid understanding of interplay between systems and world spaces; can take a set of systems or player abilities and build spaces that highlight those abilities in interesting and creative ways</li>
<li>Familiar with fundamental world-building concepts: flow, landmarking, scale, visibility, metrics, etc.</li>
<li>Ability to thoughtfully critique and evaluate 3D spaces</li>
<li>Understanding of how art, color, lighting, composition, etc. can complement gameplay design</li>
<li>Comfortable with rapid iteration based off feedback from many sources: peer review, data analytics, player surveys, etc.  Capable of filtering large volumes of feedback into concrete and actionable improvements</li>
<li>Clear understanding of the iterative level design process from inception all the way to post-ship support</li>
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<p><br />Relevant experience:</p>
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<li>Strong passion for online multiplayer action games a MUST</li>
<li>Experience working in multiplayer games or systems</li>
<li>Some experience programming, both code &amp; visual scripting (C++, C#, etc. | Blueprint, Kismet, etc.)</li>
<li>A passion for diversity &amp; representation in games &amp; game development</li>
<li>A self-starter who can align with the team's goals but isn't hesitant to create solutions on their own</li>
<li>Ability to iterate &amp; collaborate under deadlines &amp; production constraints</li>
<li>Backgrounds in art/architecture/CS/etc. a plus</li>
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<div><div><b>ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES </b></div><div><br /></div><div>Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is a fresh, independent AAA developer working on its Battle Royale 2.0 Off The Grid in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Los Angeles, USA; and Kyiv, Ukraine. The company is helmed by serial entrepreneur CEO, Vlad Korolev and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the industry.    </div><div><br /></div><div> Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ etc) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, that has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.</div><div><br /></div><div> Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Luke Davis, COO, Executive Producer (Star Citizen, Driver Club, Total War), Scott Probin, Game Director (EA Sports NHL series, the Need for Speed franchise, Populous 2, Powermonger, Space Hulk), Jussi Keteli, Art Director (Gears of War series, Star Citizen, and Hunt: Showdown), Oleksiy Plaksin, Art Director, (Moto GP and RIDE, Warface and Act of Aggression, Sniper: Ghost Warrior), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro: Exodus, Arktika.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO Chernobyl series).</div></div><div><div><h3>OUR VALUES </h3><ul><ul><li> <b>Players First &amp; Foremost</b>. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start. </li><li><b>We Believe in Our People.</b> We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we’re strong together, we thrive together. </li><li><b>Commitment to Engagement &amp; Quality</b>. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest calibre. </li><li><b>Make Bold Moves &amp; Innovate.</b> We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries. </li><li><b>Open &amp; Honest.</b> We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We’re proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we’re building.</li><div><br /></div><div><b>ABOUT THE JOB</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Gunzilla Games is looking for a Level Designer to help us to imagine and develop compelling and engaging rules for our games. From conception to release and throughout post-launch, the successful candidate will design high-quality game systems and mechanics that are adapted to the intended audience and enable players to live out unique, fun, and rich gaming experiences.</div></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><ul><li>As the Level Designer, you will:</li><li>Participate in level and gameplay conception for both PvP and PvE maps</li><li>Understand and apply the narrative ambition and desired gameplay</li><li>Actively participate in design-specific discussions and design reviews</li><li>Mentor junior-level designers</li><li>Use available tools to create game spaces</li><li>Fix design bugs entered into the database by testers</li><li>Work in collaboration with the level artists to ensure levels are playable and that graphic elements support each other</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>REQUIREMENTS</h3><ul><ul><li>Ability and desire to work in creative and collaborative teams</li><li>Ability to create fun and exciting levels using a full complement of game mechanics</li><li>Excellent sense of 3D game space and environmental storytelling</li><li>Ability to write clear and concise documentation in English</li><li>Proficiency in basic Microsoft Office software</li><li>Good knowledge of Unreal level-editing tools and scripting languages</li><li>Minimum 5 years of experience in level design and at least one shipped title</li><li>Ability to manage own time and work within deadlines</li><li>Portfolio with examples of your previous work/projects</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>GUNZILLA OFFERS</h3><ul><ul><li>Flexible Working &amp; Work from Home</li><li>Health Insurance</li><li>Revenue Based Bonuses </li><li>English / German Courses</li><li>25 Annual Paid Vacation &amp; Sick Days </li><li>Public Transportation</li><li>Relocation &amp; Accommodation Support</li><li>Office Perks &amp; Gym Membership</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>COME AS YOU ARE </b></div><div>Videogames are for everyone, so everyone should have the opportunity to create them. We’re looking for a huge variety of unique life experiences to help shape the worlds we’re developing, so promise your application will be given the same consideration as everyone else’s, regardless of your background. Let’s make video game history together!</div><div> </div><div><b>OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS</b></div><div>Here’s what you can expect when applying at Gunzilla.</div><div>·        Simply fill in the registration form and send us your CV &amp; Portfolio, if applicable</div><div>·        If your selected, you’ll be contacted by our recruitment team for a Zoom call.</div><div>·        After this the next steps would be Hiring manager and Team Zoom interviews, or you’ll be invited to meet us at our recruiting studio.</div><div>·        Some roles require a competency test, which the recruitment team will support you on.</div><div>·        Following your interview, we’ll contact you either way.</div><div>·        If the interview went well but we feel you aren’t suited to the specific role, we’ll retain your details (with your permission) for future consideration.</div><div> </div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div><b>ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES </b></div><div><br /></div><div>Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is a fresh, independent AAA developer working on its Battle Royale 2.0 Off The Grid in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Los Angeles, USA; and Kyiv, Ukraine. The company is helmed by serial entrepreneur CEO, Vlad Korolev and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the industry.    </div><div><br /></div><div> Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ etc) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, that has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.</div><div><br /></div><div> Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Luke Davis, COO, Executive Producer (Star Citizen, Driver Club, Total War), Scott Probin, Game Director (EA Sports NHL series, the Need for Speed franchise, Populous 2, Powermonger, Space Hulk), Jussi Keteli, Art Director (Gears of War series, Star Citizen, and Hunt: Showdown), Oleksiy Plaksin, Art Director, (Moto GP and RIDE, Warface and Act of Aggression, Sniper: Ghost Warrior), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro: Exodus, Arktika.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO Chernobyl series).</div></div><div><div><h3>OUR VALUES </h3><ul><ul><li><b>Players First &amp; Foremost</b>. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start. </li><li><b>We Believe in Our People.</b> We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we’re strong together, we thrive together. </li><li><b>Commitment to Engagement &amp; Quality</b>. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest calibre. </li><li><b>Make Bold Moves &amp; Innovate.</b> We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries. </li><li><b>Open &amp; Honest.</b> We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We’re proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we’re building.</li><div><br /></div><div><b>ABOUT THE JOB</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Gunzilla Games is looking for a Level Designer to specialize in player vs player (PvP) gameplay. The successful candidate will help us imagine and develop compelling and engaging multiplayer rules for our games. From conception to release and throughout post-launch, the Level Designer develops high-quality game systems and mechanics that are adapted to the audience and enable players to live out unique, fun, and memorable gaming experiences.</div><div><br /></div></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><ul><li>As the PvP Level Designer, you will:</li><li>Create immersive gameplay scenarios that support and enhance the core mechanics and creative vision of the game</li><li>Participate in the level design gameplay conception</li><li>Understand and apply the narrative ambition and desired gameplay</li><li>Actively participate in design-specific discussions and design reviews</li><li>Use available tools to create game spaces</li><li>Fix design bugs entered into the database by testers</li><li>Collaborate with the artists to ensure that levels are playable and that graphical elements support each other</li><li>Mentor junior level designers</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>REQUIREMENTS</h3><ul><ul><li>Ability and desire to work in creative and collaborative teams</li><li>Ability to create fun and exciting levels using a full complement of game mechanics</li><li>Excellent sense of 3D game space and environmental storytelling</li><li>Ability to write clear and concise documentation in English</li><li>Proficiency in basic Microsoft Office software</li><li>Good knowledge of Unreal level-editing tools and scripting languages</li><li>Minimum 5 years of experience in PvP level design (Battle Royale, etc.) and at least one shipped title</li><li>Ability to manage own time and work within deadlines</li><li>Portfolio with examples of previous work/projects</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>GUNZILLA OFFERS</h3><ul><ul><li>Flexible Working &amp; Work from Home</li><li>Health Insurance</li><li>Revenue Based Bonuses </li><li>English / German Courses</li><li>25 Annual Paid Vacation &amp; Sick Days </li><li>Public Transportation</li><li>Relocation &amp; Accommodation Support</li><li>Office Perks &amp; Gym Membership</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>COME AS YOU ARE </b></div><div>Videogames are for everyone, so everyone should have the opportunity to create them. We’re looking for a huge variety of unique life experiences to help shape the worlds we’re developing, so promise your application will be given the same consideration as everyone else’s, regardless of your background. Let’s make video game history together!</div><div> </div><div><b>OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS</b></div><div>Here’s what you can expect when applying at Gunzilla.</div><div>·        Simply fill in the registration form and send us your CV &amp; Portfolio, if applicable</div><div>·        If your selected, you’ll be contacted by our recruitment team for a Zoom call.</div><div>·        After this the next steps would be Hiring manager and Team Zoom interviews, or you’ll be invited to meet us at our recruiting studio.</div><div>·        Some roles require a competency test, which the recruitment team will support you on.</div><div>·        Following your interview, we’ll contact you either way.</div><div>·        If the interview went well but we feel you aren’t suited to the specific role, we’ll retain your details (with your permission) for future consideration.</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<p>We are PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the global battle royale phenomenon! Since the release of our flagship title in 2017 we have become one of the highest selling video games of all time with over 70 million copies sold – that’s a lot of Chicken Dinners!   </p>
<p>We are headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and sit within the KRAFTON, Inc. corporation. From our Amsterdam office, we cover Europe, Middle East &amp; Africa, and the CIS region, and have teams dedicated to Product Management, Esports, Content, Communications, Creative, Merchandise, HR and more. We are also creating a new game here, with a growing development team working on a brand-new IP.</p>
<p>As a Level Designer you will be responsible for designing, prototyping, and implementing a variety of design tasks within UE5. You will be joining the project at the very beginning and having an opportunity to make a significant contribution to its development.</p>
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<li>Responsible for creating unique and exhilarating spaces that are fun to play in.</li>
<li>Support the validation of core mechanics from a Level Design perspective.</li>
<li>Collaborate with Technical Design to develop and improve tools for Level Design.</li>
<li>Work closely with all teams to develop a consistent level design in line with the overall project direction &amp; vision within the technical constraints of the project.</li>
<li>Create and maintain detailed, comprehensive documentation.</li>
<li>Contribute to the creation and constant improvement of pipelines and processes..</li>
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<p><strong>What we’re ideally looking for:</strong></p>
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<li>Proven experience in level design game development</li>
<li>Experience with, or interest in shooters will be a huge plus.</li>
<li>Experience with, or interest in open world games, world design and environmental storytelling will be a huge plus.</li>
<li>Experience with, or interest in level design for multiplayer maps and balance.</li>
<li>Experience with game editors and/or 3D packages.</li>
<li>Extensive knowledge of current titles, specifically in Action/Shooter and open world area, as well as works of art, such as movies, architecture, or visual arts, to be used as reference for crafting and communicating original ideas.</li>
<li>Ability to create map layouts on all stages – from simple drawings to fully functional levels in at least one of the existing game engines.</li>
<li>Ability to use all elements of the game world, including level geometry, texturing, lighting, sound and VFX to craft unique player experiences.</li>
<li>Strong analytical and creative thinking abilities.</li>
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<p><strong>What we offer:</strong></p>
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<li>A competitive salary</li>
<li>A chance to join a project at the earliest stages of development</li>
<li>An allowance to cover the Dutch mandatory health Insurance</li>
<li>25 paid + 3 extra paid working days off a year</li>
<li>Relocation Package</li>
<li>Pension Scheme</li>
<li>A commuter allowance</li>
<li>Lunch at the office restaurant</li>
<li>A range of snacks &amp; drinks</li>
<li>Free gym in our office building plus additional discounts for gyms around Amsterdam</li>
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<p><strong>More about our Amsterdam office…</strong></p>
<p>Our office is situated in the Amsterdam Arena area, a buzzing business hub in the southeastern part of the city. Accommodating some of the world’s largest and most exciting companies, the area also transforms at night into a popular social destination. Not far from our office, you’ll find iconic venues such as the Ziggo Dome, Heineken Music Hall and Johan Cruijff Arena – home of Ajax Football Club.</p>
<p>Our Amsterdam team reflects the city’s diverse look and feel. Being mainly expats, we currently represent more than 20 different nationalities – and we are still growing and adding to our team.</p>
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<p><strong>We welcome all applications!</strong></p>
<p>We’re extremely proud to have such a multicultural environment and we strive to create a safe, inclusive and harmonious atmosphere for everyone to thrive in. We invite applications from all genders, sexual orientations, races, colors, religions, disabilities, ages, or those who are pregnant.</p>
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<p>If this sounds like a good fit for your skills and experience then apply right away!</p>

<div><div>The Chinese Room has established a reputation as one of the most creative and exciting studios in the UK. We’re proud to be internationally recognised as pioneers of storytelling with a flair for creating atmospheric, rich and imaginative games. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a Sumo Digital studio, The Chinese Room is built on passion, on finding amazing people and letting them shine. It’s an exciting time to be part of Sumo, winners of the Develop: Star Awards 2019 Best Studio and GI Biz 2020 Best Places to Work; big things are on the horizon and we want you to be part of our continued journey. Join us! </div><div><br /></div><div>The Chinese Room is made up of a diverse mix of fantastic people, although sometimes, some groups are still under-represented. We are working to remove obstacles that can make it difficult for those groups to progress their careers in the games industry. We welcome applications from under-represented people in the gaming industry, including, but not limited to women, BAME, older people and those from working-class backgrounds.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The role @ The Chinese Room</b></div><div> </div><div>We are looking for a Level Designer to join our friendly, supportive and inclusive studio. You’ll be collaborating with cross-discipline teams, using and evolving a set of cool mechanics to create innovative, fun and exciting levels. </div><div> </div><div>We’re proud of having a studio culture where collaboration and supportive critique are cornerstones of development. You might be coming from a background in larger development and looking for the chance to join a smaller design team, where you’ll have the chance to really own your levels; or you might be coming from the indie sector and excited about the opportunities of working in an established and secure studio.</div><div> </div><div>We have a strong history of supporting diversity in both our studio culture and in our games, and welcome people from all corners of the game development community.</div><div> </div></div><div><div><h3>As a Level Designer, you will:</h3><ul><ul><li>Collaborate with cross discipline teams to create exciting, innovative and engaging levels </li><li>Understand the role of pacing, narrative, theme and mechanics in creating compelling gameplay experiences </li><li>Realise the high-level vision of your levels through all stages of development from initial block out through to final shipped product </li><li>Plan, execute and refine your levels from high-level concept to low-level scripting </li><li>Use player feedback and design direction to hone the gameplay experience </li><li>Work with your team to rapidly iterate and jam ideas to find the best solutions </li><li>Put the player’s experience at the centre of the way you think about design, with an understanding of pacing and challenge </li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>We need you to have:</h3><ul><ul><li>Minimum of 3 years' game industry experience in a design focused role</li><li>One or more shipped titles on consoles or PC</li><li>Experience of level-building using Unreal Editor (UE3, UE4 or UE5)</li><li>Experience with Unreal blueprints</li><li>Experience delivering enemy combat encounters to a shippable quality.</li><li>Show an ability to weave narrative and artistic themes with gameplay mechanics to build engaging levels </li><li>Be able to propose creative solutions to complex design problems </li><li>Great interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to work within a team of diverse people</li><li>A passion for playing with the endless possibilities of Level Design</li><li>An ability to craft fresh player experiences with existing mechanics as well as being able to suggest new mechanics and bring them to life</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>It would be great if you also had:</h3><ul><ul><li>Experience of supporting other Level Designers with your technical level design experience – e.g. creating metric workflows that ensure gameplay consistency or exposing/creating blueprint functionality for other level designers to use</li><li>Experience of designing and integrating puzzles into your levels </li><li>Experience building levels for 1st person shooters</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>What we offer:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>.    Defined Annual Bonus Scheme</div><div>.    ULEV car scheme </div><div>.    Monthly allowance to spend on enhancing benefits        </div><div>.    Salary Sacrifice Pension</div><div>.    Flexible Working   </div><div>.   21 days free-use holiday</div><div>    + your birthday off</div><div>    + 5 learning days including 1 volunteer day</div><div>    + a duvet day</div><div>    + Christmas shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year</div><div>    + Bank Holidays</div><div>    + extra allowance accrued for longer service</div><div>.    Free dental insurance </div><div>.    Life Assurance 4x Salary</div><div>.    Income Protection of 75% for 5 years            </div><div>.    Enhanced Mat/Paternity &amp; Adoption pay</div><div>.    Employee Assistance Programme:</div><div>.    Help at Hand - Remote GP, Mental Health &amp; Physio appointments</div><div>.    Free financial &amp; home buying support consultations</div><div>.    Cycle to Work Scheme</div><div>.    Payroll Giving Scheme</div><div>.    Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses</div><div>.    Career Development Pathway   </div><div>.    Wrap Parties.</div><div>.    Project Completion Awards</div><div>.    Game/Creative Jams</div><div>.    Big Family Events</div><div>.    Studio social activities, e.g. running, board games, film, yoga, life drawing…</div><div>.    Prism – Sumo’s employee diversity focus group </div><div>.    Free fruit and drinks in our studios</div><div>.    Employee Referral Bonus      </div><div>.    Relocation Support to the UK</div><div>.    Visa Sponsorship</div><div><br /></div><div><b>More about The Chinese Room:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Our titles include the ground-breaking Dear Esther (2012), cult horror Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2013), the VR fairy-tale So Let Us Melt (2017) the open-world adventure Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture (2015), a PlayStation 4 exclusive that won major awards across the world, and the multi award-winning Little Orpheus (2020). This included an amazing 10 BAFTA nominations and 3 BAFTA wins.</div><div><br /></div><div>We bring our passion and commitment to creating exciting original games to a network of studios renowned for quality and expertise. Being part of the Sumo team enables us to expand and grow in ambition and confidence, taking our reputation for storytelling into new genres. Our most recently announced game, Little Orpheus, is an Apple Arcade exclusive and we’re working on other unannounced ‘AAA’ titles that will further establish our award-winning style and reputation.</div><div><br /></div><div>We offer a superb benefits package including generous holidays and flexi-time. We care about our people, with an emphasis on the work/life balance and out of office events such as our legendary Sumo ‘Big Day Out’, plus epic Christmas parties and much more! Our regular studio Game Jams are a highlight - winning concepts can go on to commercial release, so far including Snake Pass and the upcoming Spyder for Apple Arcade. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Chinese Room is located in Brighton in the south of England, home to an amazingly vibrant game development scene and a cultural hotspot with fantastic food, arts, music, shopping and sports. The studio is in the city centre, near the beach, and close to the South Downs National Park. Gatwick Airport is only half an hour away from train, and you can be in central London in just over an hour. It’s an easy place to love!</div><div><br /></div><div>Our environment is relaxed, friendly and built upon the basis of every team member having the opportunity to shine and have a realisable input into the games we create. We’re in the amazing position of building a brand-new team, and creating a studio culture that’s all about passion, respect, diversity, fun and togetherness. We’re looking for people that love what they do and love to share their enthusiasm with each other.</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>Established in 2007, Sumo Video Games is one of India’s leading video game developers. We work hand in hand with Sumo Digital’s UK studios to build ground-breaking games and content for some of the world’s biggest publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Apple and Sega. </div><div><br /></div><div>It’s an exciting time to be part of Sumo, winners of the Develop: Star Awards 2019 Best Studio; big things are on the horizon and we want you to be part of our continued journey. Join us!</div><div><br /></div><div>Sumo is looking for a talented Level Designer to join an experienced and passionate team in delivering an exciting AAA title. Focusing solely on crafting dynamic, innovative and exciting levels. This is an opportunity for those who want to leave their mark on an already established, multi-million selling franchise.</div></div><div><div><h3>As a Level Designer, you will:</h3><ul><ul><li>Be the champion of quality for multiple levels; executing the vision of the Lead Designer and the stakeholder team.</li><li>Collaborate with cross discipline teams to create exciting, innovative, and engaging levels.</li><li>Understand the role of pacing, narrative, theme, and mechanics in creating compelling gameplay experiences.</li><li>Realize the high-level vision of your levels through all stages of development from initial block out through to final shipped product.</li><li>Plan, execute and refine your levels from high-level concept to low-level scripting.</li><li>Use player feedback and design direction to hone the gameplay experience.</li><li>Review, tweak, and balance gameplay to deliver a AAA quality experience.</li><li>Troubleshoot design issues from a creative standpoint.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>We need you to have:</h3><ul><ul><li>Show an ability to weave narrative and artistic themes with gameplay mechanics to build engaging levels.</li><li>Be able to propose creative solutions to complex design problems and importantly “bring the team with you”.</li><li>3+ years' experience, and 1 or more shipped titles on consoles or PC.</li><li>A proven ability to breakdown high-level design goals into individual components.</li><li>An excellent understanding of past and current game trends.</li><li>Superb written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Knowledge of Unreal Engine.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>It would be great if you also have</h3><ul><ul><li>Experience of prototyping gameplay mechanics.</li><li>Experience of designing and integrating platforming and/or puzzles into your levels.</li><li>Experience with Unreal Blueprints or other visual scripting tools.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>What we offer:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Our Studio is unique in India, giving our staff the opportunity to work directly on all leading gaming platforms, at every stage of game development.</div><div><br /></div><div>Being part of Sumo's Pune studio is a rewarding experience, one that requires dedication, a strong sense of ownership over your work and an overwhelming enthusiasm for the games you work on. </div><div><br /></div><div>In return we offer competitive salary, flexi-time &amp; benefits, and excellent working environment and most importantly we will give you the room to be yourself and live your passion.</div><div><br /></div><div>Additionally, we provide relocation reimbursement from other cities, a performance-linked bonus in addition to the fixed salary, opportunities to attend industry conferences and a complete and all-encompassing medical insurance package for our employees and their children.</div><div><br /></div><div>Come join the team.</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div><b>Who are Timbre Games?</b> </div><div>Timbre Games are a Vancouver based early-stage game development studio with over 100 years of founding leadership. We believe culture drives creative, where we draw on community and diversity to build truly unique experiences.   </div><div><br /></div><div>Our mission is to build a world class network of Game Studios; to provide accessible awesomeness to our players, to our team, to the world.    </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Everyone has a story. Come write yours!</i>   </div><div>  </div><div><b>Who you are:</b>   </div><div>As a human, you’re a visionary explorer, a pursuer of fun, and focused on building community. You see an opportunity within games to do more and to have more than “<i>just a job”. </i>You’ve had unique experiences both at work and personally that have expanded your curiosities to seek the root of a problem, to seek out issues, and work with people to explore solutions! Your experiences have made you who you are, and that has led to you understanding the importance of diversity in both thinking and in people. Oh, and games… You may like those, too!   </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Who you are at work:</b>  </div><div>You lead with humility in all that you do.You are a partner to your key stakeholders: art, animation, design and production. You take high level ideas from the teams and pitch back ideas that truly shape the experience for your players. You are a Level Designer who cares deeply about games as an art form, and approaches design from a player’s mindset; your fulfilment is to hook players emotionally from the moment they pick up the game. At Timbre our focus is on making core experiences accessible, and on making players feel awesome as they experience our games. We want you to align with those values and add your flavour to our design and studio culture.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>At Timbre, we take mentoring seriously, and as one of the core early production team, we want you to as well. We are here to make amazing games and grow the next generation of game industry people – two goals that are at the heart of who we are. </i></div></div><div><div><h3>What impact will you have as a Level Designer at Timbre</h3><ul><ul><li>Partner with our Creative Director &amp; Lead Designer to define Level design initiatives and features for our first game!</li><li>In the first 3 months, you’ll work on one specific level for our prototype taking high level concepts and iterating quickly to make our game FUN!</li><li>Lots of grayboxing! How do you take the most simple form of the game and create captivating spaces to travel through?</li><li>You will create frameworks on gameplay and game modes, then implement that into UE5</li><li>Prototype your ideas, collaborate with environment artists to design our levels</li><li>Define the design requirements and priorities and collaborate with production to ensure we’re delivering on high level plans and schedule</li><li>Create and maintain system design documentation for current and future Timbreoos!</li><li>Communicate your passion to our diverse team, ensuring we iterate effectively on our designs to deliver a fun, accessible end product for our players</li><li>Be a part of growing the future of Design and our team</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Your track record might include:</h3><ul><ul><li>3+ years' experience working in the games industry as a Designer</li><li>3D Game Engine experience. We are looking for previous experience working with Unreal Blueprints and the ability to educate the team on the Blueprints system</li><li>You’ve taken a project from pre-production through to launch</li><li>Previous experience scripting </li><li>Ability to listen to design problems, take a step back and take action toward creating a more memorable gaming experience</li><li>Proven adaptability – whether that’s quickly prototyping or taking user feedback to impact your design</li><li>Low-level design craft that balance immediate accessibility, depth and fun</li><li>Analytical, creative and a keen eye for the finer details</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>About Timbre Games:</b>   </div><div>Timbre Games are headed up by industry veterans in beautiful Vancouver, BC. Our experience stretches through mobile to AAA (think Gears of War, the Sims, SSX, FIFA, Age of Empires, among others!). We’re excited to build a ‘playoff ready’ studio that is centered on creativity, humour and diversity. We can’t wait to share our first project that we’re secretly working away on, and we welcome your application with open arms as we grow a world-class studio here in Canada!    </div><div><br /></div><div><b>BENEFITS AND PERKS:</b>   </div><div><br /></div><div>·        Competitive salary &amp; benefits   </div><div>·        Annual bonus &amp; RRSP matching    </div><div>·        20 days paid vacation, plus Christmas week off   </div><div>·        Remote / Work from home / Flexible hours   </div><div>·        Open door policy with direct access to leadership   </div><div>·        Industry veterans with a wealth of knowledge to share  </div><div>  </div><div><b>Timbre Game’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion   </b></div><div>Timbre recognizes the importance of creating an environment where all our employees feel included and empowered. We believe that culture drives creative, we value each employee’s unique experiences and perspectives across our company and recognize that it is both the smart and right thing to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization.   </div><div><br /></div><div>By diversifying our workforce, increasing equality, and ensuring that our individual differences are valued, we are better able to deliver an experience that reflects, inspires, and connects with our audience... because games are for everyone!   </div><div>   </div><div><b>We Welcome ALL to Apply!</b></div><div>At Timbre Games, we believe that 'Culture drives Creative' and we celebrate all backgrounds and attributes that make us unique and amazing - in this world and the ones we create! If you are excited about what we’re building at Timbre Games, we want to hear from you, even if you don’t think you check all the boxes!  </div><div><br /></div><div>Get in touch to explore the possibilities! <b>work@timbregames.com</b>   </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Please upload a link to your portfolio/github for us to review if applicable!</b></div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>



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        <h2>Playground Games is looking for a Level Designer to join our Forza Horizon team. As a member of the design team on a AAA title, you’ll take responsibility for large sections of the game's level design, as well as mentoring and leading junior teammates.</h2><p>You will be a part of the level design team on our next AAA title, responsible for creating fun, playable gameplay experiences. During pre-production you will work closely with environment artists to create and iterate whitebox environments which prove core gameplay concepts.<br /><br /> Subsequently you will use 3DS Max and proprietary tools to mark up these environments with detailed gameplay information, and tune this gameplay into a high-quality console experience.</p><h3>Skills summary:</h3><ul><li><p>Excellent communication skills</p></li><li><p>Candidates must have experience with at least one 3D software package</p></li><li><p>Excellent listening skills</p></li><li><p>Experience using level design tools to create working levels (preferable)</p></li><li><p>A genuine passion for games</p></li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the world’s most exciting games studios, using cutting edge technology to create world class games, within a successful, highly talented and collaborative team.</p>        Apply Now
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						<div><p>Can you turn a whiteboard concept into a sensational gameplay sequence, or help us determine why players don't ever look up when they're trying to solve puzzles? If so, we need you! We're seeking level designers to help us create exciting new gameplay experiences. As a level designer at Valve, you will join a world-class group of software engineers, artists, writers, animators, and designers who are continually building and releasing entertainment experiences to players around the globe.</p><p>Valve is an entertainment and technology company driven to design and deliver extraordinary entertainment experiences to customers. We hire people with broad skill sets who also exhibit deep expertise. Level designers at Valve contribute in a wide variety of ways: we participate in design sessions to create outlines of game experiences. We build game worlds in 3D, and use entity scripting to build cinematic sequences of gameplay. We work in dynamic, cross-disciplinary teams to implement elements such as art, animation, story, and design requirements. We coordinate observed playtesting, quantify and analyze feedback and produce creative solutions to issues raised, to ensure that players get the most out of every Valve game. We also manage and prioritize our own bug lists. And we recruit level designers like you.</p><p>Do you prefer to collaborate with peers to define the work that you pursue, rather than simply follow a vision that's been set for you? If you're seeking an opportunity to work on genre-defining games with other outstanding developers, consider joining Valve. We can't wait to see where you'll take us!</p><p>When applying, please include recent examples of levels or environments you have made.</p> </div><div>Qualifications</div><ul><li>A working knowledge of a professional design tools</li><li>Experience launching products and iterating on solutions based on customer feedback</li><li>Expertise in programming, art, or architecture a plus</li></ul>					</div>
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<div><div>Peak provides a fast-paced and real hands on creative environment for fresh grads. If you are looking for a place where you create amazing user experiences and design levels that reach millions of users to enjoy, come and join us!</div><div> </div><div>As a member of our team, you will work in a cross functional team to create, test, balance and analyze our levels.</div></div><div><div><h3>Here's what you'll be doing</h3><ul><ul><li>Working in a cross functional team, designing well-balanced and fun levels.</li><li>Creating and maintaining puzzle levels of various difficulties to attract, engage and retain users.</li><li>Testing and balancing levels to maintain consistency across our titles.</li><li>Reviewing user feedback and interpreting data to optimize existing levels.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Desired Skills and Experience</h3><ul><ul><li>University degree</li><li>There’s no need to have prior experience. If you are eager to engage in designing levels for mobile games, we'd like to hear from you.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>What you will learn in this role</h3><ul><ul><li>Designing a fun and unique experience for people, creating a journey that they enjoy a lot.</li><li>Thinking and implementing new features to our levels that will both improve and diversify user experience.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Working at Peak</h3><ul><ul><li>Fast-paced environment with a tight-knit and collaborative culture.</li><li>Never-ending learning and development opportunities.</li><li>Relevant conferences abroad to stay up to date with the latest industry trends.</li><li>Team events and trips.</li><li>We support your personal and professional development with challenging projects and regular feedback.</li><li>Full health benefits.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Sorting</h3><ul><ul><li>160</li></ul></ul></div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

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