[Hiring] Level Designer @Jagex: The RuneScape Company

Role Description

We’re seeking an experienced Mid-Level Level Designer to craft immersive, open world spaces filled with memorable quests, engaging activities and challenging combat encounters. This role requires a strong blend of narrative, gameplay, and level design expertise to expertly weave player exploration, challenge, narrative pacing and player progression through the expansive world of Ashenfall.

• Work closely with other designers, engineers and artists to help define and champion creative vision.
• Collaborate with product, analytics and research to gain player insights, using data to help inform and refine the player experience.
• Own the design and implement open world layouts, quests, activities and combat encounters from concept to completion in UE5.
• Document designs, tooling requirements and improvements.
• Script quests, gameplay and NPC dialogue using proprietary tools and Blueprints.
• Ensure layout and gameplay support narrative and gameplay direction.

Qualifications

• Experience blocking out open world spaces.
• Experience designing combat encounters, ideally for melee & ranged combat.
• Experience designing quests, ideally for multiplayer worlds.
• Proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, including scripting, prototyping, and collaborative cross-discipline workflows.
• Good understanding of narrative structure, pacing and player motivation.
• Excellent communication, documentation and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
• Life Insurance.
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!

Company Description

We are Jagex: The RuneScape Company. Home to one of gaming’s most enduring success stories. We create deep, community-powered games with worlds that evolve, inspire, and endure.

• Our flagship MMORPG franchise, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts, inspiring generations of players across PC and mobile for 25 years.
• We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
• We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we recruit, develop, and promote based on merit and ability.