Sr. Level Designer - Foundry 42 (Star Citizen)

[FrieChamp]

Hi all,

we are looking for an additional Level Designer for our team in Frankfurt, Germany. Preferably someone with enough experience for a Senior position. We are working on space stations, satellites, planetary outposts, cities and other exciting locations in the persistent universe of Star Citizen. Have a read through the job posting and post questions below or send me a PM. Send a mail to friedrich.bode at cloudimperiumgames.com if you decide to apply and I will forward the documents to the right people.   

https://cloudimperiumgames.com/jobs/266-Senior-Level-Designer

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Foundry 42 in Frankfurt, Germany is looking for a talented Senior Level Designer to work with the Design Director, Lead Level Designer and Systems Designers on crafting unique and fun gameplay and story experiences for Star Citizen.

Responsibility:

• Design and develop layouts for space stations and planetary locations for the Persistent Universe (PU) under the directions of the Lead Level Designer and Design Director.
• Designing and creating fun, exciting, sandbox gameplay environments from paper designs/concepts to final quality using given tools of the engine.
• Be a leader within the department for cleanly implementing content with our designer tools and scripting language.
• Working close with the Lead Level Designer, Design Director, and the design team to craft new gameplay experiences for environmental playgrounds and AI encounters.
• Use expert data analysis skills to plot how the game is being used. Draw conclusions and make recommendations for how to improve the experience.
• Routinely collect feedback from testing, the development team and design management.
• Working close with Environment Art to ensure a perfect balance between gameplay layout and visual direction.
• Working close with narrative design to ensure the story is carried well throughout the level.
• Contribute to design discussions and help solving complex design challenges within the games’ setting.
• Contribute to Tools and workflow development, highlighting bottlenecks or suggesting areas where tools could improve workflow.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional game production experience – in a Level Designer capacity.
• Previous experience creating high quality Levels for AAA games.
• Thorough knowledge of the game development process.
• Shipped (from pre-production to release) 1-2+ large scale, 3D title (PC, current/next-gen consoles).
• Experience with next generation AAA game engines.
• Excellent sense for design and creating outstanding user experiences.
• Focused, motivated and effective on all tasks through completion.
• Keep a positive team-oriented attitude.
• Be proactive and self-motivated, work without direct supervision.
• Ability to complete tasks within given time constraints.
• Excellent English communication and written skills.
• Willing to relocate to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Pluses:

• Knowledge with CryENGINE, especially the Sandbox toolset.
• FPS Experience.
• Strong interest in science fiction based themes.
• Interest in architecture and the layout of functional spaces.