Level Designer at Highdive | Ontario, Canada | Rezi

Level Designer at Highdive

Level Designer

Highdive · Ontario, Canada

1 months ago

Level Designer

Highdive · Ontario, Canada

a month ago
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About the Role

Join us on our journey and help us create our new unannounced IP. We are seeking a Level Designer passionate about creating engaging and challenging combat experiences and locations players will love to explore. The ideal candidate should be curious, invested, and excited about experimenting with innovative ideas to create both the big and little moments in the game world that enhance the narrative and make it come to life.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with all development disciplines to create memorable experiences for players, through the iterative process, from inception to final.
  • Design and construct map layouts and work closely with Writers and Level Artists to place, balance, and connect missions, stories, and gameplay concepts to ensure a cohesive experience.
  • Initiate frequent map reviews to promote teamwork and refinement of the levels.
  • Create and maintain presentations and documentation for all Level Design related content.
  • Design and create interesting and challenging combat encounters and arenas, combining and proposing a set of tools and ingredients to provide spectacular and entertaining experiences for the player.

Requirements

  • Experience using Unreal Engine 5 is a strong asset.
  • Experience with combat design or boss fights is also a strong asset.
  • Professional experience in game development with a design-focused portfolio.
  • Skilled in 3D world editing and visual scripting tools.
  • Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills.
  • Experience developing content focused on scripted, systemic, and emerging moments.
  • Self-motivated and curious attitude, flexible and collaborative with all development disciplines.
  • Knowledge and passion for games, with a desire to push and deliver unique and fun experiences.
  • Demo reel is a nice-to-have.
  • Proficiency in English is essential for communication with colleagues and stakeholders outside Quebec.

Skills

  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Combat design
  • Boss fights
  • 3D world editing
  • Visual scripting
  • Scripted moments
  • Systemic moments
  • Emerging moments

Location

  • Montreal

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Professional experience in game development

Benefits

  • Insurance coverage and telemedicine from day one
  • Transportation and meal allowance
  • Referral bonus
  • RRSP with employer contribution

About the Company

  • We offer the unique experience of being part of the foundation of a new international game team right in the heart of Montreal, which benefits from the rich diversity of its members and the cultural exchange with our partners in Hangzhou.
  • Join us to work on an ambitious project, in a unique ‘Start-Up Atmosphere’ and with a team of passionate and energetic game developers!

Equal Opportunity

  • NetEase is committed to supporting a French-speaking workenvironment for its employees in Quebec. Every effort has been made to avoidrequiring a language other than French for this position.