Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Games
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Frankfurt
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will design levels and missions, create engaging gameplay experiences, and work closely with design, code, and art to ensure technical quality and creative vision are met.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As a Game / Level Designer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing levels, missions, and gameplay scenarios that fully leverage our core mechanics—from traversal and puzzles to combat encounters.
- You will take ideas from concept through prototyping and whitebox implementation, ensuring strong pacing, player guidance, and overall flow, before handing off levels to art and supporting them through production.
- This role requires both creative design thinking and technical understanding, as you will work directly in our proprietary tools and collaborate closely with Game Direction, Design, Code, Art, and Tech Art.
- Design and implement levels, missions, and gameplay scenarios.
- Create whitebox/blockout levels for rapid prototyping and playtesting.
- Develop engaging combat encounters, traversal challenges, and puzzle setups.
- Translate gameplay features into varied and interesting player experiences.
- Ensure strong pacing, composition, player guidance, and flow throughout levels.
- Script gameplay events and sequences where needed.
- Work closely with the Game Director and Game Design to align with the overall vision and progression.
- Collaborate with Code, Tech Art, and Art to ensure feasibility and quality.
- Take ownership of levels through the full production pipeline (concept -> blockout -> art -> final).
- Review and provide feedback on art passes to ensure gameplay integrity is maintained.
- Ensure levels are optimized and technically sound within a proprietary engine.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- At least one shipped game in a relevant role.
- Proven ability to create engaging levels with clear pacing and player guidance.
- Solid understanding of visual aesthetics, composition, flow and readability.
- Good technical understanding of game engines and design tools.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines.
- Ability to iterate quickly, present ideas clearly, and adapt based on feedback.
- Fluent in English.
- Valid work permit for Germany.
Experience
- Mid to Senior level experience in Level Design and/or Game Design.
- Strong experience designing action-oriented gameplay and combat encounters.
- Experience with rapid prototyping and blockout workflows.
- Experience with scripting languages (for example Java Script, Lua or Python).
- Experience working through the full level production pipeline.
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What we offer
- An exciting position with challenges and opportunities to fully express your creativity.
- An energetic and cheerful team.
- Extensive room for personal and professional development.
- The opportunity to positively influence workflows and contribute to the studio's overall success.
- A collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment.
- Hybrid work setup in Frankfurt, Germany (at least 3 days onsite).
- Full health / dental insurance (as legally required by German state).
- Flexible working time.
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This is your employer
KAIKO GmbH
KAIKO GmbH, a game development studio based in Frankfurt am Main, has over 25 years of experience in the video game industry. The company specializes in developing video games for the international market and is currently seeking professionals for various positions, including game/level designers.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Media, Publishing
Game Designer/Level Designer
- Location
- Frankfurt
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
