Senior Level Designer – Echtra Games CG Jobs

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Level Designer to join our growing team and help craft Echtra’s next AAA PC and Console ARPG. As a Senior Level Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the immersive worlds of our games. From prototyping innovative level designs to seeing them through to full implementation, you’ll be at the heart of crafting captivating gameplay experiences. Your expertise ensures every level is visually stunning, as well as rich with strategic depth and mechanical intrigue, while melding and elevating artistic and design intent.

Echtra Games is a growing game studio in San Francisco with a team of veteran game developers and visionary newcomers who work both on-site and remotely. At Echtra, we value diversity and support work-life balance. We also have great benefits, an open vacation policy, and flexible schedules!

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and prototype the layout of 3D game environments that define the flow of player movement and pace of combat.
• Craft levels to create visually appealing and intriguing spaces to move through, which pay off narrative and gameplay.
• Implement game content such as event triggers, combat encounters, and objects to efficiently leverage the gameplay space.
• Follow level design standards for great gameplay for a 3rd person action game.
• Work in Unreal as well as with in-house custom tools to implement levels.
• Work closely with Design, Narrative, and Art teams to create experiences that support the gameplay and aesthetic needs of the project.
• Collaborate with Directors and Leads to establish a high-level creative vision and bring it to life.

Desired Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of industry experience in a Level Design role.
• Extensive knowledge of and experience building 3rd person action games.
• Experience working with Unreal Engine.
• Self-motivated, excellent communication skills, and a great team-player attitude.
• Strong understanding of how to design and compartmentalize levels that have digestible composition and flow.

Pluses

• Experience with and passion for ARPG and looter shooter style games.
• Experience with UE 5 and blueprints.

About Company

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games. With a massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, Zynga has a diverse portfolio of popular game franchises that have been downloaded more than four billion times on mobile including CSR Racing™, Empires & Puzzles™, FarmVille™, Golf Rival™, Hair Challenge™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, High Heels!™, Merge Dragons!™, Merge Magic!™, Toon Blast™, Toy Blast™, Words With Friends™ and Zynga Poker™.

Our goal is that each team member has the support, resources and opportunity to do the best work of their career! This means we actively cultivate a culture of diversity, creativity and growth all leading to delivering our core mission: Connecting the World Through Games.

At Zynga, we use the opportunity with each hire to create our culture - beyond “fit,” we ask what each potential Zyngyite can add to our team and what uniqueness they bring to broaden our perspective and skill set.