Level Designer

Overview

Tentworks Interactive is seeking a level designer to create maps and levels for its in-house strategy game for PC and consoles, working within a small design team and alongside the lead game designer.

What you'll do

• Conceptualize strategy game maps and levels
• Create levels in the game engine (Unity IDE)
• Work with the design team to implement gameplay elements and level features
• Prototype and iterate on level design as needed
• Collaborate with the 2D and 3D art team to integrate assets in the level
• Iterate on asset placement in the level with feedback from the concept art team
• Coordinate with game designers and the development team to implement gameplay scenarios
• Create missions, quests, etc.
• Manage all aspects of the level
• Optimize assets to ensure good performance
• Create terrain, materials, and manage texture groups (atlas), etc.
• Set up lighting, LOD levels, colliders, and asset groups (tagging)
• Stress test levels to set performance constraints for assets
• Playtest the level with the rest of the team after implementation
• Iterate on the level as needed with playtest feedback

What you'll need

• Good experience working as a level designer
• Experience building 3D levels in game engines that evoke specific emotions
• Experience creating and managing 3D levels
• Ability to pitch and convey ideas to cross-functional teams and take feedback
• Keeps up to date with trends in level design and development for PC games

Nice to have

• Experience working on strategy games
• Experience with premium games
• Experience with PC or console games
• Knowledge of Unity, Unreal, or Godot, or tools like ProBuilder, Max, or Maya
• Experience working with modern rendering pipelines
• Experience with Unity HDRP
• Knowledge of advanced concepts in lighting
• Knowledge of setting up post-process volumes
• Knowledge of working with shaders and particle effects
• Knowledge of a wide variety of level design principles
• Fits the culture being developed at Tentworks IO
• Playing strategy games actively

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Work From Home option available