Senior Level Designer (Apex Legends)

Founded in 2010, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. Respawn Entertainment is the Academy Award-winning studio behind critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. As a collective of creative developers, we have launched some of the industry's most critically and commercially successful games. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide.

Apex Legends is looking for a Senior Level Designer who will help us create exciting and innovative map experiences. You'll work closely with all departments to plan, design and guide new levels from early prototype through release. We are a studio that values creative ownership and candid feedback and a Senior Designer should embody those traits.

You should have experience on a live service game in level design, and have strong enough technical and scripting abilities to work independently. You should have a strong suite of game development best practices (bug management, self scheduling, feature scoping, etc.) and be enthusiastic about upholding those best practices across the team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with some of the most creative and talented people in the industry and put your stamp on Apex Legends.

What You'll do...

• Build map experiences that support the ever evolving Apex combat experience.

• Work closely with the Design Lead to establish goals and tasks for your map work.

• Work with other departments to agree on vision and acquire assets for a cohesive experience.

• Work independently and execute tasks in a timely manner.

• Playtest the game (a lot) and be proactive in feedback for all features, not just levels.

• Propagate and drive a culture of creative ownership, candid feedback and a safe working environment.

Ideally, you will also have...

• 5+ years professional experience as a Level Designer for multiplayer FPS games.

• At least one shipped AAA game.

• Outstanding collaboration skills with departments outside of Level Design.

• Experience with game editors and 3D software.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to block out maps quickly, gather feedback, and iterate rapidly.

• Experience in rapid prototyping and iterative design.

• A strong understanding of competitive integrity in a multiplayer game.

• Experience designing competitive multiplayer levels.

• Ability to self-schedule and drive features with support from design, art, and engineering leadership..

• Enjoy playing Apex Legends, understand what makes it work, and can discuss it in depth.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.