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Level Designers – New Sci-Fi FPS IP
2 years ago
Creative Assembly’s award-winning team behind Alien: Isolation are exploring new frontiers with a brand-new and exciting Sci-Fi First-Person Shooter IP.
This is an excellent opportunity for a talented Level Designer to make their mark on our new undisclosed IP contributing to the creation of genre-defining games and working with some of the industry’s top developers.
To deliver high quality level, you will be working closely with our concept and environment art team to create stunning locations in our exciting new vision of FPS gaming.
Key Responsibilities
As Level Designer on the project, you will be responsible to deliver amazing levels and play-space in the collaboration with the environment art team.
On a day-to-day basis, you will:
- Develop interesting layout, from early block out to final: define the macro flow of the level, define the play space
- Mark up and integrate gameplay ingredients and system in the level, ensuring the player experience is engaging and balanced
- Work with environment artists to ensure that the level will deliver on the artistic vision of the title
- Contribute to the level design team, working with the lead level designer, helping the other levels designers, as well as working autonomously
- Participate in playtests and contribute through feedback and ideas to define a unique experience.
Knowledge, Skill and Experience
Essential
- Understanding a range of level design types, concepts and best practices
- Professional experience as level designer
- Experience with current commercial 3D game engine
- Ability to share and receive feedback, and to contribute to a creative environment
- Good attention to detail and the ability to self-critique
- Be solution oriented and have good problem-solving skills
Desirable
- Professional experience in at least one of these genres – FPS, or stealth, immersive sims
- Experience in multiplayer level creation
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Interest in sci-fi.
Creative Assembly is about the right people making the best games. We are united through our values; Quality, Focus, Teamwork, Respect and Trust.
We house many talented people, from trainees to industry veterans who constantly challenge us and make sure we are striving for the best within our games and our studio life.
Winner of multiple Best Place to Work Awards, we have studio sites in Horsham UK and Sofia Bulgaria, including a number of bespoke state-of-the-art audio suites and a dedicated motion capture site.
Currently we are working fully remotely, and we continue to assess the COVID-19 situation with the safety of our staff our number one priority. We are still actively recruiting and onboarding new staff each week. Our expert IT and HR teams will set you up with everything you need to join remotely whether you will need to relocate to the UK (or within the UK) now, or at a later date.
We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:
- Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents, with support throughout the process from our dedicated Relocation Specialists
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening
- Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, and all UK Bank holidays
- Annual discretionary studio bonus
- Join our award-winning education and social responsibility programme; the Legacy Project, as an industry ambassador to mentor and educate others
- Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including; SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance
- Opportunity to join our Diversity and Inclusion Network – an employee-led group
- Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme with free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site
- Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library
- Free breakfast every day - toast, bagels, pancakes, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, smoothies, juices, milkshakes and more in our fully stocked kitchen*
- Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme and onsite confidential sessions
- In-studio heavily subsidised massage therapy*
- Discounts for home technology, travel insurance, corporate gym membership, cinema tickets, holidays, trips out and Ikea vouchers, and many local businesses including estate agents
- Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer Festival, Christmas Party plus a separate Children’s Christmas Party. We also have Cinema days and wrap parties for game releases*
- Studio community activities such as free Japanese lessons, life drawing, creative writing, Pilates, Walking Challenges, Couch to 5k, basketball, game and movie evenings, board game club, 5-a-side football, CA Choir, Sword fighting (yes, sword fighting) and loads more*
*some of the above in-studio benefits are on hold while we work remotely during COVID-19. Our studio sites have disabled access. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
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