Level Designer

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. Take ownership of gameplay spaces and create engaging, immersive player experiences .

Posted 10/24/2026contractRemote • United Kingdom, Portugal, SpainMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Level Design, particularly in creating engaging gameplay spaces and experiences using Unreal Engine 5. Proficient in modular level creation, procedural generation, and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams to maintain high production quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Unreal Engine 5 ProficiencyLevel Design ExperienceModular Level CreationProcedural Content GenerationCollaboration With Multidisciplinary Teams

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Hard Skills

Level DesignGameplay ImplementationGreyboxingPlayer Flow DesignCombat Space DesignExploration DesignEncounter DesignLevel Metrics UnderstandingSightlines KnowledgePacing Design

Soft Skills

Proactive CommunicationAbility To Incorporate Feedback Quickly

Tools & Technologies

Unreal Engine 5Level-Building Systems

Industry Keywords

Action GamesRPG GamesCo-Op GamesFirst-Person GamesMultiplayer Game DevelopmentDark Fantasy Level DesignDungeon Level DesignLive-Service Replayability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AssemblyUnreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take ownership of gameplay spaces and create engaging, immersive player experiences
Design and build levels for action, RPG, co-op, or first-person games
Create playable greyboxes/blockouts and transition them into final production content
Build modular levels supporting procedural generation and replayability
Assemble levels, greybox spaces, implement gameplay, and iterate in Unreal Engine 5
Design player flow, combat spaces, exploration, encounters, navigation, sightlines, pacing, and player guidance
Build large landmark or destination-style spaces as key player objectives and points of interest
Collaborate with Level Art, Environment Art, Design, and Production teams
Work within established gameplay rules, metrics, production guidelines, and multidisciplinary production pipelines
Incorporate feedback quickly and maintain production quality standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong speaking skills and proactive communication in English; only CVs/resumes in English will be considered
European time-zone coverage/embedded in Sweden time zone is essential
Experienced Level Designer capable of taking ownership of a gameplay space
Strong understanding of first-person action gameplay, player flow, combat spaces, exploration, and encounter design
Ability to work within established gameplay rules, metrics, and production guidelines
Experience creating modular levels supporting procedural generation and replayability
Collaboration experience with Level Art, Environment Art, Design, and Production teams
Strong Unreal Engine 5 proficiency, including level assembly, greyboxing, gameplay implementation, and iteration
Ability to communicate clearly, incorporate feedback quickly, and maintain production quality standards
Experience building large landmark or destination-style spaces serving as key player objectives and points of interest
Previous experience designing and building levels for action, RPG, co-op, or first-person games
Proven track record creating playable greyboxes/blockouts transitioning into final production content
Experience working with modular kits and level-building systems
Understanding of procedural content generation workflows and randomized gameplay experiences
Knowledge of level metrics, navigation, sightlines, combat pacing, and player guidance
Proficiency with Unreal Engine, ideally Unreal Engine 5
Experience working within multidisciplinary development teams and established production pipelines
Shipped title experience or substantial production experience on PC/console game projects strongly preferred
Nice to have: co-op multiplayer game development
Nice to have: dark fantasy, RPG, or dungeon/environment-focused level design
Nice to have: repeatable-run and live-service replayability content design
Nice to have: performance considerations and gameplay-driven environment construction

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Salary
Dynamic, multicultural and fun environment
Working for the world's leading provider of game services
Regular progression opportunities to ensure employees flourish