Senior Level Designer
Beamdog
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Edmonton • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$90,000 - CA$125,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Create thoughtfully crafted layouts, gameplay environments and gameplay moments that guide our players through engaging and well paced experiences
- Collaborate closely with other designers, leads, directors and departments to understand the project vision and champion it through your designs to create a cohesive open-world experience
- Work to foster a highly iterative and collaborative environment across all disciplines
- Mentor junior designers in best practices, design techniques and promote a consistent growth mindset
- Capability to make independent creative decisions that reinforce the games creative vision and direction within set constraints
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our tools and developmental processes
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Level design
- Ability to create harmonious and balanced designs through a deep fundamental understanding of the interaction between game space, gameplay systems, narrative, artistic requirements and constraints
- High proficiency in 3D Layout programs (Unreal Engine, etc)
- High proficiency in game scripting and familiarity with quest content and branching dialogue systems
- Working knowledge of RPG game conventions
- Ability to create functional layouts with an eye towards quick assessment of mechanics, systems and events to facilitate efficient iteration
Benefits
- 3 weeks of flexible vacation plus a 1-week paid holiday closure per year.
- Generous sick and personal days
- Flexible working hours
- NO CRUNCH policy
- RRSP Matching Program
- Vision, dental, and extended health benefits
- Health & wellness spending account
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
level design3D layoutgame scriptingquest contentbranching dialogue systemsgameplay systemsdesign techniquesiterative designfunctional layoutsmechanics assessment
Soft skills
collaborationmentoringcreative decision-makinggrowth mindsetcommunication