Position: Lead Level Designer
Company: Dragon's Lake Entertainment
Category: Unity
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

We are seeking Subject-Matter Expert, who will lead and develop Level Design expertise in the company, mentor colleagues, share your creativity, knowledge, and best practices with other level designers. If you’re up for a challenge, don’t hesitate and apply!

BECOMING ONE OF THE DRAGONS YOU WILL:
- Manage and mentor a team of Level Designers
- Play an active part in the recruitment of new candidates
- Drive Level Design expertise within the Company
- Be responsible for developing level layouts, flow, and balancing, within the limits specified by the game design and technical limits of the target
- Implement major gameplay events to high quality, focusing on creating and implementing unique player experiences
- Have a clear understanding of and experience creating environment design, gameplay situations, look and feel, AI, combat, strategy, game flow, and balance
- Run and/or participate in meetings, reviews, and planning sessions as part of effective communication with the team
- Contribute to building a collaborative work environment across all disciplines
- Ensure daily coordination with Production, Art, Tech, Game Design, and other teams — both internal and external teams
- Decide on needed iterations through play-testing, usability, and live ops
- Participate in prototyping to prove-out early design concepts

EXPECTATIONS ARE CLEAR:
- 5+ years of industry experience
- Team-leading experience
- The minimum of 1 Shipped AAA title with at least one of the current generation consoles
- Skills in prototyping/modding popular game engines (UE4, Unity, etc.)
- Familiarity with one of the scripting languages or equivalent experience on a game project
- Passion for the industry and an understanding of market trends and styles
- Proactive work ethic, capable and creative problem solver who is not afraid of big challenges
- Ability to multitask
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Grow with us, we’ve got you covered
- Competitive financial reward (yes, we are fair enough)
- Challenges to raise your XPs score (professional training and conferences, internal mentorship)
- Health insurance, paid vacation, and sick leave
- Culture of diversity & inclusion to unite the most outstanding talents
- Community of people who understand your game passion

Join Dragon’s Lake Entertainment and take on challenges you’ve always been dreaming about.