🌌 Level Designer – Dark Fantasy Game
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTE:
This is currently a revenue-share/equity-based position as we finalize our initial funding rounds. We're building a core team of passionate creatives who believe in the long-term vision of Mawforged.
🧙 About Mawforged
Mawforged is a first-person dark fantasy strategic warfare game developed in Unreal Engine. Players lead factions through brutal combat, political maneuvering, and resource-driven warfare deep within the cavernous underground world known as the Maw.
Explore more at:
🌐 https://www.mawforged.com/
🛒 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3373310/Mawforged/
🎨 Role Overview
We’re searching for a Level Designer who can bring our world to life through engaging, atmospheric, and gameplay-rich environments. You'll work closely with the art, design, and narrative teams to craft memorable spaces that push player immersion and storytelling.
🖌️ Responsibilities
- Design, prototype, and implement levels that support gameplay, narrative, and exploration goals
- Collaborate with narrative and art teams to align world layout with story beats and environmental storytelling
- Build encounters, traversal flow, and gameplay pacing using Unreal Engine
- Create blockouts and iterate based on feedback and playtesting
- Ensure levels are balanced, optimized, and support a variety of playstyles
- Contribute to the overall world structure and player progression path
- Maintain documentation and provide clear design rationale
✅ Requirements
- Experience as a Level Designer in a shipped or in-development Unreal Engine project
- Proficiency with Unreal Engine 5 (World Partition, Blueprint basics, level streaming, etc.)
- Strong understanding of gameplay flow, combat spaces, and exploration design
- A good eye for visual composition, pacing, and environmental storytelling
- Collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills
- Experience with grayboxing and rapid iteration workflows
⭐ Bonus Points
- Familiarity with dark fantasy themes and worldbuilding
- Experience designing open or semi-open world environments
- Background in architecture or visual design
- Knowledge of AI pathing and encounter scripting
🎁 What We Offer
- Creative ownership in building the world from the ground up
- A passionate and collaborative team
- Remote flexibility
- Revenue share or equity options available depending on role and commitment