Lead Level Designer

Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is a fresh, independent AAA developer working on its Battle Royale 2.0 Off The Grid in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Los Angeles, USA; and Kyiv, Ukraine. The company is helmed by serial entrepreneur CEO, Vlad Korolev and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the industry.    

Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ etc) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, that has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.

Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Scott Probin, Studio Director (EA Sports’ NHL series, the Need for Speed franchise, Populous 2, Powermonger, Space Hulk), Oleksiy Plaksin, Lead Art Director, (Moto GP and RIDE, Warface and Act of Aggression, Sniper: Ghost Warrior), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro: Exodus, Arktika.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO Chernobyl series).

What are you working on?

• The name of the project(s): OTG
• At what stage of the project(s)? In progress
• Genres: Action, Shooter
• Platforms: PC, Console

Team size and structure?

9 team members

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Work alongside the Game Director to plan, detail, and supervise the work with Level Design teams.

• Leading the cooperation with other teams to make sure levels are created to contribute to and enhance the gameplay and game narrative.

• Maintain clear design and technical documents using Confluence, JIRA, and Microsoft Office tools alongside other disciplines

• Contributing to the creation and constant improvement of pipelines and processes

• Create and implements game levels that go in line with the design and creative intentions to achieve the best gaming experience

• Participate in gameplay conception for the level design, for both PvP and PvE maps

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• 7 years experience in game development with at least 2+ years in a Lead Level Designer position on a AAA production.

• Will attend playtests and be solution-oriented when it comes to incoming issues

• Alongside the Game Director, carry out performance reviews

• Participate in the hiring process

• Help maintain a positive work environment that is motivating for team members and which fosters the development

• Support team members in their career advancement as well as suggest them development and interpersonal skills training and techniques sessions

• Maintain clear design and technical documents using Confluence, JIRA, and Microsoft Office tools alongside other disciplines

Why do we enjoy working here?

• Flexible Working & Work from Home

• English / German Courses

• 25 Annual Paid Vacation & Sick Days

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Health Insurance

• Revenue Based Bonuses