Level Designer

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Level Designer creating expansive worlds and engaging gameplay for ARK: Survival Evolved. Collaborating with environment artists and gameplay programmers to craft memorable player experiences.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $85,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build large-scale gameplay environments in Unreal Engine 5
Create compelling survival gameplay areas including forests, caves, ruins, mountains, rivers, and hostile zones
Block out and iterate on world layouts, traversal paths, and encounter spaces
Design exploration-focused content with hidden locations, loot routes, and environmental storytelling
Build gameplay experiences supporting crafting, taming, PvP/PvE combat, and tribe progression
Implement gameplay logic and scripted interactions using Blueprints
Collaborate with environment art teams to bring worlds from graybox to polished production quality
Optimize large open-world environments for performance and gameplay readability
Participate in playtesting and gameplay iteration

Requirements

What you’ll need

Professional or indie experience designing levels in Unreal Engine 5
Strong understanding of open-world survival gameplay design
Experience creating large environments with meaningful player flow
Proficiency with Unreal Engine Blueprints
Knowledge of terrain tools, foliage systems, lighting, and world composition
Understanding of encounter pacing, risk/reward gameplay, and exploration design
Strong communication and collaborative skills
Portfolio demonstrating open-world or survival-style level design work

Benefits

Comp & perks

We pay 100% of all premiums for the employee and discounted rates for dependent premiums.
Our coverage includes Medical (3 different plans to choose from), Dental, Vision, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) option, 100% covered Parental Leave, PTO, Paid Holidays, Unlimited Sick Time, and FSA/ HSA options

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Hard Skills & Tools

level designgameplay designenvironment designUnreal Engine 5Unreal Engine Blueprintsterrain toolsfoliage systemslightingworld compositiongameplay logic

Soft Skills

strong communicationcollaborative skills