Amazon Games is seeking a Sr. Level Designer to join a new remote-first game team. In this role you will work with environment artists and gameplay designers to build a compelling gameplay spaces where players will spend hundreds or even thousands of hours. You’ll be responsible for designing and implementing game maps and encounters that support a variety of combat and non-combat modes and encounters. The ideal candidate will be comfortable leading and mentoring other designers, including vendors.
Our product is an unannounced AAA action-RPG built on Unreal Engine 5.
This is a role on a remote-first team. Your daily work and collaboration will be digital. Team members are expected to visit our studio facility in San Diego, CA on a periodic basis.
Key job responsibilities
- Work with environment artists and gameplay designers to create game world locations that tell a compelling story and enable memorable gameplay
- Own full maps and encounters from design through final implementation
- Define and enforce gameplay metrics throughout your levels
- Implement procedural logic to generate and combine gameplay elements for maximum replayability
- Create and maintain design documentation
- Guide a team of level designers, including vendors
About the team
We are a remote-first game team with core members distributed across the United States. We are supported by the Amazon Games San Diego studio in sunny southern California. Our team is led by veterans from popular titles such as New World, World of Warcraft, and Destiny.
At Amazon Games, we’re developing and publishing games like the open-world MMO New World and the action MMO Lost Ark, plus upcoming titles on PC, console and mobile platforms. Help us build Amazon's future in gaming and create games that will delight customers for years to come.
Inclusive Culture, Work/Life Balance, & Career Growth
We embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We offer ten employee-led affinity groups with 190 global chapters, innovative benefits, and annual and ongoing learning experiences (including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences). Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance and offers flexible working hours. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. Additionally, our team is dedicated to supporting you with mentorship and pathways for ongoing development. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and are building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and promotes career choice.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in game design
- Online portfolio demonstrating your work on multiplayer spaces
- Credited on least 2 shipped AAA titles
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A passion for games.
- Deep experience designing multiplayer environments and levels
- Effective communicator
- Expert in Unreal Engine and how to best utilize its capabilities.
- Experience with procedural level generation
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