Senior Technical Level Designer – Global Remote Freelance
Requirements
Lakshya Digital, a part of Keywords Studios, is a leading provider of Game Art services to the global games industry.
With over 800 employees and contributions to more than 150 AAA titles across all major platforms and genres, Lakshya is known not only for its high-quality work but also for its best-in-class processes. We are growing rapidly and have studios in India (in Gurgaon, Bangalore and Pune) as well as teams in the US, UK, Japan, and the Philippines.
Our studio works on multiple exciting projects at any one time offering plenty of variety and involvement. We have worked on some of the biggest and most exciting IP’s in the games industry, including Diablo Resurrected, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Halo Infinite, Returnal, Forza Horizon 5, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Borderlands 3, FIFA Online 4, PUBG: New State, Sea of Thieves, Amazon: New World, Dauntless, State of Decay 2, Middle Earth: Shadow of War, just to name a few.
Our successful studio is continuing to grow, and we are looking for an experienced Senior Technical (Level) Designer (UK time zone preferred but not required) to join the team.
This is a fully remote 6-month freelance contract starting in June 2025, with the possibility of extension for another 6–12 months.
This position is offered on a fully remote basis, but the successful candidate must be able to work within UK timezone hours.
What we are looking for:
- Experience scripting narrative and gameplay sequences in Unreal 4 or 5 using Blueprints
- Proven ability to own and deliver level content from concept through to completion
- Experience prototyping level-based features and breaking down narrative and gameplay into clear implementation steps
- Ability to design and maintain Editor Utility Widgets and Blueprint Construction Scripts to support efficient workflows
- Strong technical problem-solving skills and comfort working across design, programming, and tools teams
- Experience identifying friction points in level design pipelines and proposing scalable solutions
- Confident collecting design requirements and translating them into long-term feature and tool ideas
- Skilled communicator and collaborator, capable of mentoring other level designers
- Experience with level streaming systems such as Levels, Data Layers, and other modular tech is a bonus
- Familiarity with source control tools and production workflows
- Proactive, self-directed, and eager to contribute to tools, pipelines, and process improvements
Benefits
Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy.
We strive to create a workplace that offers equal opportunities to all employees and potential employees.
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Role Information
Studio: Lakshya Digital
Location: Americas, North America
Area of Work: Creative
Service: Create
Employment Type: Contract
Working Pattern: Remote
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