Level designer

About Projects

Nile Valley is a mobile farm game in Ancient Egypt, with a unique combination of classic farming gameplay and an adventure component. А young married couple plant and harvest crops, raise animals, take care of the pets and build a dream farm. They explore various ancient locations, meet new characters and resolve quests to unlock new territories.

Our company values

• Passion for games;
• Creating innovative projects;
• A policy of open communication;
• Strong appreciation of your performance;
• Competence development;
• Comfort and well-being of our employees.

Requirements

• Experience in this field 2 years, preferably with farm adventure games (not match 2\3);
• Understanding of the expedition development pipeline; 
• Experience in Unity (tilemap);
• Ability to analyze progression and quest components to develop appropriate locations or maps;
• Basic knowledge of analytics;
• Have creative thinking;
• At least Upper-intermediate level of English. 

Will be a plus

• Experience working with similar projects;
• Narrative background;
• List of projects in the portfolio.

Personal сharacteristics

• Communication – building levels requires tight communication with game designers, narrative writers, etc.;
• Curiosity – one cannot build a level of the game without understanding how exactly players will play it.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the level design department, ensuring alignment with project goals and deadlines;
• Oversee and improve the processes for creating maps, including the integration of art assets into the design pipeline;
• Collaborate with art and design teams to ensure visual consistency and gameplay quality in map creation;
• Identify bottlenecks in map and art development workflows and implement solutions to improve efficiency;
• Provide mentorship and guidance to the level design team, fostering professional growth and creative problem-solving;
• Design, configuration, and creation of game locations\maps and placement of assets in an editor based on Unity in cooperation with a narrative designer;
• Assessment of map balance, according to game balance and progression;
• Laying the correct path of movement of the player through the locations;
• Writing the necessary documentation for level design.

How you will grow professionally with Stepico

• Different directions – you’ll have the possibility to work with a wide range of genres, narrative settings, and art styles;
• Influence on the project – you can suggest improvements to a project team’s existing workflows or initiate new practices.

What you will get with Stepico

• Competitive salaries are regularly reviewed based on professional growth;
• Flexible working hours and remote working;
• 18 working days of paid time off;
• 5 paid sick leaves (without doctors’ notes);
• Corporate medical insurance;
• Life event support system (extra paid days off and financial compensation);
• English classes;
• Compensation for external conferences/ workshops/ events;
• Full employment;
• Fun corporate events.