About the role
Company Overview
Keywords Studios, established in Dublin in 1998, operates 70+ studios across Europe, North and South America and Asia with 12,000+ employees across 5 continents and 26 countries. The company provides outsourced game art, engineering, testing, audio and localization services for Console, PC, Handheld and Mobile content. The company is comprised of many individual brands integrated into the Group by Service Line.
Role Overview
Keywords Studios Asia is hiring for Singapore-based Level Designers. This is an exciting, new and unannounced project. The position offers six-month contract opportunities starting immediately. These roles are based on-site in the Singapore Studio. The company encourages both mid and senior level designers to apply.
Responsibilities
- Find the fun, inject personality and add narrative into games through level design.
- Prototype innovative level and gameplay concepts via 3D modelling, scripting and other techniques.
- Employ various modelling techniques to block out environments with level progression and the overall game experience in mind.
- Work in close collaboration with environment artists and game designers, while extending collaboration and bringing solutions to the team across all disciplines.
- Assist in the continued improvement of production pipelines and workflows within the studio.
- Conduct regular playtesting sessions to gather user feedback and subsequent action points.
- Iterate on the gameplay experience to fine-tune for maximum quality and optimum performance to ultimately ship an incredible product.
- Maintain strong knowledge of trending level design techniques and the capabilities/limitations of these techniques as they relate to project objectives.
- Willingly and regularly share expertise with peers and expect the same in return.
Requirements
- Unreal, Unity or Proprietary engines experience.
- At least 1 published AAA title in a proven level design capacity.
- Confident 3D level prototyping and modelling skills across a range of packages (e.g., Max, Maya, Unreal).
- Experience with gameplay and level/mission design scripting tools akin to Kismet, Unreal Editor, Lua.
- Effective aptitude in basic programming principles; C# knowledge is a plus.
- Firm technical ability relative to game engine technologies.
- Expertise in level design concepts and 2D level layouts.
- Be very receptive to direction and feedback while performing well within a collaborative team environment.
- An enthusiastic gamer with an understanding of both level design and effective game design methodologies, with the ability to clearly and passionately communicate this to others.
- Experience or an appetite for 3rd person action adventure games is an advantage.
Hiring Process
Applicants who progress may be required to complete a level design assignment and undergo a first and final interview.
Benefits & Policy
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Commitment: Keywords Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
- The company is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.
- Applications from candidates of underrepresented groups in the industry are especially welcomed.
- If you require any adjustments during the process please let the company know in your application.
- Personal data is collected and processed in accordance with the Applicant Privacy Notice.
Role Information
- Location: APAC, Singapore
- Area of Work: Game Development
- Service: Create
- Employment Type: Contractor
- Working Pattern: Full Time, In-office