Senior Level Designer

About the role

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements. PLEASE NOTE: At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada. Blackbird Interactive is looking for an experienced Senior Level Designer to

Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of game development experience, with significant experience designing and implementing levels for action, RPG, or combat focused games
• Experience shipping multiple titles, including at least one in a senior or equivalent level design role
• Proven ability to independently own complex levels from initial concept and blockout through implementation, iteration, and final polish
• Strong understanding of action RPG level design, including combat spaces, encounter pacing, exploration, progression, player guidance, and replayability
• Strong hands-on experience with level editing, gameplay scripting, and in-engine implementation, with the ability to prototype, debug, and iterate quickly
• Strong design judgment, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to balance gameplay quality, creative goals, technical constraints, and production realities
• Passion for action RPGs centered on combat, character builds, loot, progression, and exploration
• Experience designing levels for an isometric or elevated gameplay camera, with an understanding of its impact on combat readability, navigation, and composition