Why do we need an Associate Lead Level Designer ?

As the Associate Lead Level Designer for Age of Bhaarat, you will help guide the creative and technical direction of the game’s level design team. Working closely with the Lead Level Designer, you will contribute to shaping the game’s exploration, combat encounters, and world structure — ensuring a consistent, high-quality gameplay experience across all environments. You will support the team through hands-on design work, mentorship, and coordination with other departments to align gameplay, art, and narrative goals.

Core Mandate (3 main missions)

• Support the Lead Level Designer in managing and reviewing the team’s output, ensuring gameplay spaces meet our design and quality standards.

• Own key regions or missions of the game, from concept through whitebox, playtesting, and final polish — setting a benchmark for level quality and player experience.

• Collaborate with level designers, environment artists, narrative designers and combat designers to build visually rich, mechanically engaging, and well-paced gameplay experiences.

• Mentor a team of 5-6 level designers with various levels of experience.

Success Criteria (What are we expecting from you in the next months)

• Help maintain consistency and coherence across all levels through feedback, documentation, and hands-on examples.

• Deliver polished and functional level content that captures the tone, pacing, and challenge of a Souls-like adventure.

• Proactively identify and solve design or pipeline issues to improve iteration speed and collaboration across departments.

• Support and guide junior designers through reviews, playtests, and best practices.

• Strengthen communication bridges between design, art, and tech teams to ensure smooth integration of level content.

Key information

• Accepting permanent staff and freelance candidates

• Availability: ASAP (if available later, do not hesitate to apply!)

• Location: Full remote possible (Europe only)

• Compensation and Benefits:

  We partner with Deel to facilitate hiring globally, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and providing tailored benefits for each country. This collaboration allows us to offer competitive packages and seamless onboarding for our international team members, enhancing their employment experience no matter where they are located.

• Few links about us

  • We released the first trailer: https://tinyurl.com/yd9k7fa8

  • Our website: https://tinyurl.com/2ae4hxuu

  • A short article about us: https://tinyurl.com/mr23zkkb

  • Good summary of our game: https://tinyurl.com/bdzxd9cc

Hard skills

• Mandatory to start the hiring process:

  • 6+ years of experience in Level Design, including at least one shipped 3D action or adventure title.

  • Proven track record of owning large-scale levels or regions from concept to completion.

  • Strong Unreal Engine (preferably UE5) level design and world-building experience.

  • Understanding of combat encounter design, pacing, and player navigation in third-person action games.

  • Ability to provide constructive feedback and mentor other designers.

  • Excellent cross-department collaboration and communication skills.

  • English proficiency.

• Nice to have (not mandatory but it will be a plus!)

  • Experience in Souls-like or melee-focused gameplay.

  • Familiarity with systemic mission or world design (e.g. hub/interconnected structure).

  • Background in design documentation and pipeline organization.

  • Knowledge of Unreal Blueprints for gameplay logic or scripting.

  • Previous experience in a mentoring, senior, or associate lead position.

1. First conversation (20 min) by video call with Arthur (Recruiter): To learn more about your experience, your expectations and Novaquark

2. Hiring Manager interview (1 hour) with Richard Stankiewicz (Lead Level Designer): To meet your futur manager and to go deeper in our current context

3. Technical interview (1 hour) via video call with Richard Stankiewicz (Lead Level Designer), Alexis Madinier (Lead Level Designer) and Jean-Bapiste Franjeulle (Producer): To assess your leadership skills and to go deeper regarding your experience as a writer

Throughout the entire recruitment process, Arthur will ensure follow-up and coordination. Do not hesitate to send your portfolio in addition to your CV to showcase your creations!