Game level Designer

At GameGenesis, we’re looking for a creative and gameplay-focused Game Level Designer Intern to help design engaging levels and gameplay experiences across our projects.

You’ll work with game designers, artists, and developers to turn concepts into playable spaces - from layout and pacing to player flow, challenges, and environmental storytelling.

Your Mission

• Design and prototype engaging game levels and gameplay spaces.
• Create level layouts, player routes, objectives, challenges, and encounters.
• Develop blockouts/prototypes to test gameplay before final art production.
• Balance difficulty, pacing, exploration, and player progression.
• Design spaces that encourage meaningful player decisions and interactions.
• Collaborate with artists, programmers, and game designers to bring levels to life.
• Playtest levels and identify gameplay, pacing, and navigation issues.
• Iterate on levels based on playtesting and team feedback.
• Use environmental storytelling and level composition to support the game’s experience.
• Document level designs, gameplay logic, and design decisions., Unreal Engine 5 * Unity * Blueprints * Blender * Figma * Photoshop * Tiled * Git * Game Design Documentation

Understands basic game design and level design principles.

• Has a good understanding of player flow, pacing, difficulty, and progression.
• Can create clear and functional level layouts.
• Has an understanding of gameplay mechanics and how environments support them.
• Is comfortable creating simple prototypes or blockouts.
• Has strong spatial awareness and attention to detail.
• Enjoys analyzing games and understanding why certain levels work.
• Is creative, curious, and open to feedback.
• Can communicate ideas clearly and work with a remote team.
• Has a genuine passion for games and interactive experiences.

It’ll Be Awesome If You Also Have

• Experience with Unity or Unreal Engine.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine Level Editor or Unity’s level-building workflow.
• Knowledge of Blueprints, basic scripting, or visual scripting.
• Experience with greyboxing/blockout workflows.
• Understanding of game metrics, player psychology, or difficulty balancing.
• Experience designing levels for FPS, RPG, action, puzzle, or multiplayer games.
• Knowledge of environmental storytelling.
• A portfolio containing level designs, game prototypes, maps, or personal projects.
• Experience with tools such as Tiled, Blender, Photoshop, or Figma.

Work on real game development projects.

• Gain hands-on experience in professional level design workflows.
• Collaborate with programmers, artists, designers, and VFX teams.
• Learn how gameplay ideas become playable experiences.
• Build a strong game design portfolio.
• Get exposure to Unity/Unreal-based development pipelines.
• Work in a creative and gaming-focused environment.
• Potential opportunity for a full-time role based on performance.