Lead Level Designer
Core
Lead and mentor a team of level designers while owning the vision, quality, and end-to-end level design process for casual games.
Role type
Lead Level Designer
Builds
Engaging, balanced, and data-driven casual game levels
Domain
Mobile gaming (casual/puzzle)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Level design, player psychology, pacing, challenge/reward systems, Unity, prototyping with AI tools, data analysis
Preferred skills
Mentoring/managing designers, experience with balancing tools
Technologies
Unity, Excel, AI tools (Claude, Gemini, Codex)
Responsibilities
Own the vision and quality of level design; Lead and mentor a team of level designers; Drive the full level design process from concept to final polish; Set standards and pipelines for level creation and playtesting; Partner with art, product, and development teams; Analyze game data and feedback to inform design decisions; Collaborate with tech artists and engineers to improve level design tools.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities