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Lead Level Designer
1 year ago
Your mission
We are Vertigo Games, developers and publishers of big hit VR titles like Arizona Sunshine, The 7th Guest and the highly anticipated Metro Awakening. Our Amsterdam studio is gearing up to start development for a big IP project and we are looking to recruit a Lead Level Designer who can aid us in our mission.
Are you looking for a studio that celebrates creativity and sets the bar in immersive entertainment? Then we should meet!
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with the leadership team in creating a high-level plan to design, implement and validate the levels.
- Co-ordinating the effort of the level design team across disciplines to build levels that showcase the core mechanics and storytelling/world building.
- Manage the workload and productivity of a team of up to five level designers.
- Identify and implement process improvements that enhance team creative expression and productivity.
Your profile
- Experienced in creating levels throughout the full development cycle for console/pc action-adventure games.
- An in depth understanding of the Unreal Engine level creation pipeline.
- Highly organized/forward looking and skilled in communicating design information across disciplines.
- Fluent in English.
Bonus points for
- Spatial design and environment modelling skills.
- Narrative or mechanics design experience for console.
- You do hands on work in the engine to demonstrate best of class implementation.
We offer
- A company culture that values a healthy work-life balance.
- A hybrid working model with two office days per week.
- 30% Income tax reduction for eligible expats.
- Relocation cost compensation depending on your situation.
- 26 standard vacation days with an option to buy 5 more.
- Free train commuting to and from the office.
- Free pension plan.
- A healthy lunch in our canteen.
- Group activities and an annual VR game jam.
- Thursday afternoon drinks.
- The latest VR hardware and titles which you can borrow and take home.
- Whilst working from home we provide all the relevant hardware, budget for a desk and chair and a contribution toward your energy costs.
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