LEVEL DESIGNER

About the Role

In this role, your core mission is Map Design: taking fundamental game mechanics and cleverly combining them to engineer fresh, exciting situations for players to encounter. You will ensure our maps are highly legible, intuitive to navigate, and fundamentally fun—whether guiding a player through a sprawling RPG world or a challenging Obby.

Your strengths lie in your hands-on creativity, sharp resourcefulness, and a deep player-first mindset. You know how to expertly source, adapt, and assemble existing asset kits to construct vibrant, readable, and highly memorable environments that leave a lasting impression on players. 

Key Responsibilities

• Layout & Gameplay Flow: Design, prototype, and block out levels from initial concept to final polish, focusing heavily on player pacing, navigation, and genre-specific mechanics (e.g., sightlines for exploration, precise metrics for platforming).

• Situational Mechanics: Combine distinct gameplay elements, hazards, and interactive objects to create unique challenges and evolving scenarios for players.

• Creative Asset Sourcing: Actively search, evaluate, and utilize online asset libraries, marketplace kits, and internal tools to efficiently populate and set-dress game worlds.

• Environmental Storytelling: Compose scenes using pre-made props and Roblox’s Smooth Terrain system to build memorable spaces that evoke specific moods and tell a story visually. 

• Lighting & Atmosphere: Configure Roblox lighting, skyboxes, and post-processing effects to enhance the visual clarity and aesthetic appeal of your maps. 

• Optimization & Performance: Keep maps highly performant for mobile and low-end devices by managing part counts, utilizing Streaming Enabled effectively, and setting up clean collision boundaries. 

• Playtesting & Iteration: Participate in regular playtests, gather gameplay data and team feedback, and aggressively iterate on layouts to maximize fun and engagement.