We are looking for a Lead Level Designer to join our team and help create System 3. As a Lead Level Designer, you will be at the heart of design decisions, working closely with project directors.

Responsibilities:

• Define and communicate the level design vision with directors (World, Game, Narrative, Art)
• Ensure consistency of locations, from concept to final implementation
• Create a clear design language for the player
• Design and create engaging, intuitive, and readable gameplay situations
• Simplify complexity and focus on fun
• Iterate and improve designs through playtesting and analysis
• Manage a team of 6-7 Level Designers, providing guidance and autonomy to senior members
• Anticipate risks, workload, and dependencies
• Develop and implement simple and effective processes

Requirements:

• Experience working on AAA games and shipping multiple games
• Knowledge of open-world games is a plus
• Strong level design skills, particularly in 3D
• Excellent UX sensitivity applied to level design
• Experience with iterative design (prototype → test → improvement)
• Ability to anticipate problems and dependencies
• Strong communication and leadership skills

Benefits:

• 50% reimbursement of transportation costs or a bicycle allowance
• Access to our game library with the latest Ubisoft and competitor games
• Preferential rates on a wide range of entertainment, sports, and cultural activities

The recruitment process involves reviewing your application, a discovery call, a project interview, and a lead assessment.

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Beyond Good & Evil 2 is an open-world action-adventure game set in a captivating space opera universe. It is also the direct prequel to the 2003 classic! Thanks to the technological advancements provided by our proprietary Voyager engine, Beyond Good & Evil 2 aims to offer an organic, seamless experience of exploration and space piracy on a solar system scale, featuring exotic locations, colorful characters, and numerous mysteries to uncover,either solo or with friends.

The Level Design team builds the key locations of an open world; it needs a leader to structure, streamline, and elevate the overall quality.

Responsibilities:

• Vision & Consistency: Define and communicate the level design vision with the leads (World, Game, Narrative, Art). Ensure consistency across locations, from concept through final implementation. Develop a clear and understandable design language for the player.
• Design & Player Experience: Ensure the creation of gameplay situations that are clear, intuitive, and engaging. Strive for simplicity, challenge complexity when necessary, and refocus the experience on fun.
• Iteration & Continuous Improvement: Place playtesting at the center of the process. Analyze player behavior. Refine designs through iteration.
• Team Management: Lead a team of 6–7 Level Designers. Help less experienced team members develop their skills by sharing best practices. Empower senior team members to take ownership of key areas. Create a clear framework without being prescriptive: explain, persuade, and align.
• Organization & Documentation: Anticipate risks, workload, and dependencies. Facilitate smooth communication with the gameplay, art, and tech teams. Define, document, and implement simple and effective processes. Document best practices and world-building guidelines.

Qualifications:

• You have previously worked on AAA games and have shipped multiple games,these are mandatory requirements for supporting our teams.
• Knowledge of open-world games is a plus!
• You’re comfortable: taking a step back to look at a system objectively, simplifying a complex experience, putting yourself in the player’s shoes.

Key Skills for This Role:

• Level Design: Excellent proficiency in 3D level design. Strong UX sensibility applied to level design.
• Methodology & Production: Experience with iterative design (prototype → test → improvement). Ability to anticipate problems and dependencies. Good understanding of 3D engines and pipelines.
• Communication & Leadership: Ability to justify your decisions. Challenge requests without causing roadblocks. Find the right balance between quality, time, and constraints. Communicate regularly.
• Structuring: Be comfortable with documentation. Establish clear processes. Provide transparency to the team.

What Will Make You Successful:

• You put the player first.
• You solve design challenges through simplification, without compromising the experience.
• You observe, test, and refine.
• You help others grow without being overbearing.
• You know how to navigate between different teams.

A bonus for you:

• Work on an ambitious open-world project.
• A close-knit, supportive team that truly helps one another.
• A high degree of creative freedom in gameplay situations.
• An ideal environment for growing a team and structuring a project.

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As a Senior Game Designer, you will be responsible for designing, driving, and refining major game systems in a demanding, collaborative, and ambitious environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Define, design, and refine gameplay mechanics using a rapid iterative process.
• Regularly prototype and test ideas to validate concepts and make adjustments.
• Collaborate closely with technical, artistic, AI, animation, combat, and direction teams.
• Clearly present, document, and communicate design intentions.
• Identify gameplay issues and propose concrete, testable solutions.
• Maintain a clear vision and contribute to the overall coherence of the player experience.

Areas of expertise valued (non-exclusive):

• NPC combat AI: design, prototyping, and implementation of enemy behaviours.
• 3C and vehicles/spaceships: design, prototyping, and implementation of pilotable vessels, with a focus on game feel.
• Puzzles and enigmas: design of comprehension, manipulation, experimentation, observation, and deduction challenges.
• Systemic activities: design of emergent gameplay, systemic loops, and interactions with the open world.

Requirements:

• Confirmed experience as a Senior Game Designer on at least one large-scale game (AA or AAA).
• Mastery of a major game engine or proprietary engine.
• Ability to prototype and iterate quickly.
• Good understanding of 3D open-world development.
• Solid video game culture and ability to identify relevant references.

Nice to have:

• Experience with character AI.
• Experience with 3C vehicles.
• Experience with puzzle and enigma design.
• Experience with systemic gameplay and system design.

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