Level Designer

1 Month ago • 4 Years + • Level Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Epic Games is seeking a Level Designer to collaborate on a new games and entertainment universe with Disney. Responsibilities include creating visually appealing and fun locations within the Disney universe (buildings, landmarks, POIs), focusing on collaborative and compelling gameplay spaces, using content for storytelling, and bringing the game world to life. This role requires working effectively in a cross-disciplinary team, providing input and feedback, and driving the vision of in-game locations from planning to completion. The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience shipping multiple titles, proficiency in a level editor (UE5 preferred), and experience with prop placement, lighting, and visual scripting.
Must have:
  • 4+ years experience shipping multiple titles as a level designer
  • Experience using a level editor (UE5 or similar)
  • Proficiency in prop placement, lighting, mood/atmosphere, and design markup
  • Effective communication and collaboration with artists, programmers, and production
  • Problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset
  • Visual scripting experience (Blueprints, for example)
Perks:
  • 100% employer-paid benefits (excluding PMI for dependents)
  • Pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Health care cash plan
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Critical illness coverage
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Flu shots
  • Health checks
  • Meals
  • Robust mental well-being program (Modern Health)

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

DESIGN

What We Do

Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.

What You'll Do

The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games are collaborating on an all-new games and entertainment universe.

In addition to being a world-class games experience, this new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, and engage with content, characters, and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more.

Players, gamers, and fans of all kinds will be able to create their own stories and experiences, express their fandom in a distinctly Disney way, and share content with each other in ways that they love. Come join us in creating the future of interactive entertainment.

Epic Games is seeking a Level Designer to join our dynamic team and contribute to various aspects of game design for our collaboration with Disney. In this role, you'll utilize your experience, knowledge of design tools, and sense of scale to push the visual quality of the game and delight players with fresh experiences. Level Designers at Epic are a part of a cross-discipline content team working to develop great looking levels.

In this role, you will

  • Create buildings, natural landmarks, and POIs within the Disney universe to design visually appealing and fun locations that follow gameplay rules
  • Focus on building collaborative and compelling gameplay spaces
  • Use content to tell stories and push ambient storytelling in the world
  • Use your experience and tools to make the world come alive
  • Help drive the vision of in-game locations from planning all the way to ship
  • Work effectively in a collaborative environment, providing input, and regular feedback

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 4+ years of experience shipping multiple titles as a level designer
  • Experience using a level editor (UE5, or similar)
  • Direct involvement with prop placement, lighting, mood/atmosphere, and design markup
  • Experience working closely and communicating with artists, programmers and production
  • Demonstrated ability to improvise and creatively solve problems
  • Ability to react quickly to changing project needs and directions, along with strong problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset
  • Visual scripting experience (Blueprints, for example)
  • Experience with procedural level generation

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

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Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

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