Level Designer (Contract)
The Challenge
Are you a passionate designer and collaborative team member? Are you an avid Fortnite player and map creator? Do you enjoy the challenge of designing and implementing exciting game content? Does bringing new worlds to life sound like a great way to spend your days? If you said 'yes', this may be the role for you!
As a Level Designer, you will design and implement game levels that are fun and challenging for players. A successful candidate in this role understands that they are a hub where systems, environment art, narrative, sound, and animation come together to forge powerful player experiences. They collaborate closely with multiple disciplines, but they ultimately own the quality of the worlds they build.
This role is a contract position that will take place in a remote work environment, however if you reside in the SF Bay Area you will be able to attend our weekly in-office days for collaboration and in-person mentorship.
What You’ll Take On
- Design and lay out Fortnite levels that are readable, traversable, visually interesting, and home to all necessary gameplay.
- Work with the game designer to prototype puzzles, quests, and player interactions.
- Polish and tune game systems as they interact with specific content needs.
- Work with creative lead to ensure the quality of their content. Be open to feedback and revisions where necessary.
What You Bring
- 1+ years experience creating Fortnite Creative islands, having shipped at least one.
- Experience in Fortnite Creative 1.0/2.0, UEFN, and/or Unreal Engine 5
- Collaborative and responsible. Can deliver on the vision for levels and worlds while coordinating with contributors in a remote/hybrid setting.
- Passion for designing spaces that are fun and intuitive to Fortnite players and have visual appeal.
- Familiarity with the history of Fortnite game modes, content, and previous chapters.
About Super Jump Games
Super Jump Games is a new indie game studio with a vision to bring new genres of gaming to Fortnite. We’ve launched 2 maps bringing city-destroying boss battles and stealth-based platforming in 2023. Our Co-founder & Creative Lead is former crew of Emmy-winning TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Lucasfilm) under Dave Filoni and is a game industry veteran of 15+ years (EA, THQ, Kabam, etc.).
We value diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences. The game industry and entertainment in general tell the stories that define representation in popular culture, we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of games. Super Jump’s team is empathetic, caring, and supportive. We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture that we are building, seeking individuals that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but care deeply about supporting each other's growth.
Super Jump Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.