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Hire vetted Level Designers who craft spaces, encounters and flow that make play memorable. Shortlist in 48 hours; working within 4 working days.
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Level Designer
Game Development
AvailabilityShortlist in 48 h
Vetted Level Designer profiles free to start within 4 working days of signature. Counts appear in bands (5–10, 10–20, 20+); below 5 a role shows “Shortlist in 48 h” instead of a number.
Indicative monthly rate per seat
| Level | Experience | From (USD / month) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid | 4–6 years | 4,900 |
| Senior | 6–9 years | 6,440 |
| Lead | 9+ years | 8,360 |
Quotation-based. VAT shown separately. View in SAR, AED, USD or EUR. Quotes valid for 30 days.
Includes the Game Development practice rate of +10% on the base band.
Remote Pro Ai places vetted Level Designers who craft spaces, encounters and flow that make play memorable. They take levels from block-out to polish with clear intent, build encounters, pacing and navigation with Unreal or Unity tools, and iterate on playtest data and heatmaps.
Your Level Designer designs levels from block-out to polish with clear intent, and iterates on playtest data and heatmaps. Typical stack: Unreal, Unity, Blender, ProBuilder and Perforce.
Action, adventure and shooter projects need level designers in production waves, often for months rather than years, which suits flexible staffing. As worlds grow larger and rely on streaming, level designers who also understand performance and memory budgets have become more valuable than those who only block out spaces.
Illustrative profiles that mirror the vetted bench for this role. Names, employers, full gate scores and video introductions, where recorded, are shared after the click-through NDA.
Level Designer
Senior8 years
Remote Pro Ai Vetted Verify credential RP-3562
Level Designer
Lead11 years
Remote Pro Ai Vetted Verify credential RP-5181
Level Designer
Mid5 years
Remote Pro Ai Vetted Verify credential RP-9324
Illustrative profiles that mirror the vetted bench for this role, anonymised. Names, employers, full scores and credentials are shared after the mutual NDA in the booking flow.
Designs levels from block-out to polish with clear intent
Builds encounters, pacing and navigation using engine tools
Iterates on playtest data and heatmaps
Collaborates with art and narrative on world coherence
Optimises levels for performance and streaming
We test each capability in a live technical assessment scored by a practice lead. Nothing on this list is taken from a CV.
Mid4–6 years
Delivers well-scoped work independently within your architecture and standards.
from USD 4,900/month
Senior6–9 years
Owns a component or workstream end to end, reviews code and mentors.
from USD 6,440/month
Lead9+ years
Sets technical direction, leads the squad and reports to your leadership.
from USD 8,360/month
We never place junior profiles. A practice lead confirms every level, so the band you buy is the scope you get.
No single certification defines this role, so we test the work itself: a live technical assessment scored by a practice lead, plus references from shipped projects.
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A game studio, Riyadh
multiplayer title with LiveOps
8 specialists · 12 months
Authoritative servers with rollback netcode, regional deployment, anti-cheat, console certification and LiveOps telemetry
MatchIQ™ is our vetting and matching engine: 3.4% of applicants pass 5 gates. The live assessment for this role tests the 5 capabilities above against a realistic task, not trivia.
Self-serve bookings receive a shortlist within 48 hours and enterprise requests get named candidates within 72 hours. After you approve a profile and sign, your specialist is working within 4 working days, whether the request is on the bench, off-bench or on-site. When fewer than 5 Level Designer profiles are on the bench, we shortlist from the wider vetted network in the same 48 hours.
Pricing is quotation-based and depends on level, hours and any on-site, clearance or data-residency needs. Current bands: Mid from USD 4,900/month · Senior from USD 6,440/month · Lead from USD 8,360/month. VAT is shown separately, quotes can be viewed in SAR, AED, USD or EUR, and every quotation is valid for 30 days. The Squad Builder shows your quote instantly.
Remote Pro Ai is contractually responsible for quality. Raise it at any time: a replacement starts within 4 working days; the full handover completes in under 14 days. Your first engagement also begins with a no-bill trial, one per company: 5 working days on self-serve bookings and 10 on enterprise contracts.
This role is offered at Mid, Senior and Lead level. We never place junior profiles. A practice lead confirms each specialist’s level through a live technical assessment and reference checks, so the band on your quotation reflects scope the person has already delivered rather than a job title on a CV.
They start with intent, what the player should feel and learn, then block out quickly with ProBuilder or engine tools, playtest early and iterate before art investment. Once layout and pacing are proven, they work with environment artists on dressing and lighting.
Designers review heatmaps, death and completion data, time-to-complete and player recordings to find confusion, frustration or dead space. Changes are targeted and retested, so each iteration improves flow rather than reflecting personal taste. Before-and-after comparisons show whether each change actually worked for players.
Yes, it is part of the role: managing sightlines, occlusion, streaming volumes and actor counts within platform budgets. They work with technical artists and engineers so large levels stay smooth on target hardware. Performance captures are reviewed at every milestone, not only before certification.
Action, adventure, shooter and puzzle titles. We match designers to your genre and camera perspective, because a third-person action level and a competitive multiplayer map demand very different skills and references. Portfolios include block-outs and playtest notes, so you can judge process as well as final screenshots.
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No card needed · 72 h free hold · No-bill trial: 5 working days self-serve, 10 in the Enterprise lane.
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