Level Designer

We are looking for a Level Designer for the MISERY project - a post-apocalyptic co-op survival horror.

We are looking for a talented level designer to join our small indie team. You will be working on the popular indie co-op survival game MISERY. The game launched at the end of October last year and has already gained a large audience and an active community. Setting: post-apocalypse, Eastern Europe, industrial, abandoned places, the Zone of the Strugatskys, and a "doomer" vibe.

MISERY is a game with random location generation, which are assembled from blocks and points of interest. There are seasonal changes and 4 biomes with a dozen locations in each. We plan to significantly expand the set of biomes and locations and are looking for a level designer to join the team.

What we expect from a level designer:

• Gathering references for locations based on biome ideas
• Coming up with concepts for locations and points of interest
• Blocking out levels, placing draft assets, designing gameplay within locations
• Creating interesting mechanics, stashes, mazes, interactive points, etc.
• Gathering references for objects within levels
• Creating tasks for the 3D artist for assets
• Placing objects in locations, testing with the beta test team, polishing
• Setting up location atmosphere, materials, navmeshes, colliders
• Distributing loot, placing monsters, placing anomalies and artifacts

Important: MISERY is a Sandbox, creating story quests and linear levels is not required.

As the team is small, we expect maximum independence and proactivity within the team: suggest ideas yourself, improve what exists, regularly add new content, create and maintain the unique atmosphere of MISERY.

Experience with UE5 and a portfolio in similar genres (FPS, Adventure, Survival games) is required. Basic skills in 3D packages, experience with VFX and lighting are required. Basic understanding of optimization at the level design and level art level is desirable. Basic understanding of scripting is desirable.

Conditions: official contract, full-time, remote work possible. Very strong team. Salary based on interview results and depending on skills.

Please send your resume along with your portfolio and a short message about yourself. And it is highly desirable to play the game or watch videos to understand the style and what this project is all about and whether it is close to you. We want to work only with those who are as passionate about this topic as we are.

IMPORTANT: Interested candidates will be offered a test task after the interview.

MISERY on Steam: Contact: recruiter contact