Hybrid Senior Game Designer – Level Design

at That's No Moon

• Job title: Senior Game Designer – Level Design
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Los Angeles, United States

About the role

• Senior Game Designer at That's No Moon creating immersive level designs within AAA titles. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on gameplay and narrative elements from concept to final polish.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver gameplay spaces from concept to final polish, blending exploration, narrative, and combat into cohesive player experiences.
• Collaborate with animation, art, tech designers and engineering to develop levels, gameplay systems, and pipelines that support world-class design execution.
• Create and maintain Unreal Engine assets, scripting gameplay logic, events, and interactions using Blueprints, Sequencer, and related tools.
• When needed, design and implement combat encounters within levels. This includes initial setup, iteration, and collaboration with dedicated combat encounter designers.
• Partner with production and leadership to define priorities, scope, and milestones for level development.
• Drive iteration between disciplines, balancing creative vision, technical feasibility, and player experience.
• Provide mentorship and feedback to other designers, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing across the team.

Requirements

• Deep experience building levels in Unreal Engine from concept to completion, including layout, loading, optimization and balancing mechanical with narrative goals.
• Comprehensive understanding of scripting in a variety of contexts, including blueprints, animation and presentation systems.
• Passion for interactive narrative in all its forms and familiarity with complexity involved in bringing it to quality.
• Excellent debugging skills and a solid understanding of scripting architecture at scale a significant plus.
• Comfortable designing and implementing combat encounters when needed, with a working knowledge of AI behaviors and player flow.
• Comprehensive understanding of spatial markup techniques and nav implementation.
• Strong sense of spatial design, readability, pacing, and player guidance.
• Excellent cross-disciplinary communication skills and ability to collaborate in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to take content from prototype to polished final implementation.
• Passion for creating immersive, high-quality player experiences that balance gameplay and narrative.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) match
• Flexible PTO
• Supplemental life and disability