# Lead Level Designer - BGE2 - (M/F/NB) **Company**: Ubisoft **Location**: Montpellier, Occitanie **Work arrangement**: onsite **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Game Development **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Ubisoft2/744000146459475-lead-level-designer-bge2-m-f-nb-?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_6dd90c9a-54d ## Description Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams spread across the globe creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed to Rainbow Six, Just Dance, and many more. 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. ## Skills ### Required - 3D level design - UX design - iterative design - 3D engines - pipelines - documentation - team management ### Nice to have - open-world games --- Source: [Apply at jobs.smartrecruiters.com](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Ubisoft2/744000146459475-lead-level-designer-bge2-m-f-nb-?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)