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Level Designer jobs are open across video game studios, interactive media companies, and entertainment tech firms, from junior designer to lead and principal, with specializations in environment design, gameplay systems, and narrative space design. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Firetrol is a National Leader in fire protection and life safety services. For more than 37 years, Firetrol has been trusted to deliver solutions helping organizations mitigate risk by achieving their protection goals and objectives. We are currently seeking someone who has an enthusiastic attitude and strong work ethics with a passion for drafting and design.
Responsibilities:
- Use AutoCAD to prepare and revise fire sprinkler layouts under the guidance of an experienced designer.
- Review architectural and structural drawings and flag missing dimensions, conflicts, or questions for the design team.
- Learn to assist with hydraulic calculations, material lists, and fabrication stock lists.
- Incorporate feedback from designers, project managers, and field foremen into drawing revisions.
- Help assemble drawing packages for permit review and fabrication.
- Join experienced team members on occasional jobsite visits to take measurements and verify field conditions.
Requirements
Experience/Qualifications Required:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Basic AutoCAD skills gained through coursework, technical training, or work experience.
- Ability to read basic construction drawings and work with dimensions, scale, and measurements.
- Attention to detail, good organization, and the ability to ask questions and apply feedback.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Other Requirements:
- Basic AutoCAD skills gained through coursework, technical training, or work experience.
- Ability to read basic construction drawings and work with dimensions, scale, and measurements.
- Attention to detail, good organization, and the ability to ask questions and apply feedback.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
Firetrol offers competitive wages and top-of-the-line benefits that include health, dental vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, generous paid time off practice and a 401(k) plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting. Additionally, sponsors training and education opportunities. Finally, Firetrol offers career growth opportunities, not just a job.
Firetrol is a National Leader in fire protection and life safety services. For more than 37 years, Firetrol has been trusted to deliver solutions helping organizations mitigate risk by achieving their protection goals and objectives. We are currently seeking someone who has an enthusiastic attitude and strong work ethics with a passion for drafting and design.
Responsibilities:
- Use AutoCAD to prepare and revise fire sprinkler layouts under the guidance of an experienced designer.
- Review architectural and structural drawings and flag missing dimensions, conflicts, or questions for the design team.
- Learn to assist with hydraulic calculations, material lists, and fabrication stock lists.
- Incorporate feedback from designers, project managers, and field foremen into drawing revisions.
- Help assemble drawing packages for permit review and fabrication.
- Join experienced team members on occasional jobsite visits to take measurements and verify field conditions.
Requirements
Experience/Qualifications Required:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Basic AutoCAD skills gained through coursework, technical training, or work experience.
- Ability to read basic construction drawings and work with dimensions, scale, and measurements.
- Attention to detail, good organization, and the ability to ask questions and apply feedback.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Other Requirements:
- Basic AutoCAD skills gained through coursework, technical training, or work experience.
- Ability to read basic construction drawings and work with dimensions, scale, and measurements.
- Attention to detail, good organization, and the ability to ask questions and apply feedback.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
Firetrol offers competitive wages and top-of-the-line benefits that include health, dental vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, generous paid time off practice and a 401(k) plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting. Additionally, sponsors training and education opportunities. Finally, Firetrol offers career growth opportunities, not just a job.
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Top Industries Hiring
- Construction & Real Estate
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Consumer Goods
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in level designer jobs.
- Shipped at least one title as a level designer or on a level design team
- Proficiency in Unreal Engine or Unity with hands-on editor experience
- Strong understanding of player psychology, pacing, and spatial flow
- Ability to blockout and prototype levels using greybox or whitebox methods
- Experience collaborating with art, narrative, and engineering teams during production
- Familiarity with scripting or visual scripting tools such as Blueprints or similar systems
Tips for Your Level Designer Job Search
Tailor your portfolio to genre
Hiring managers at studios scan portfolios for genre-relevant work first. If you're targeting an open-world RPG studio, lead with exploration-focused levels. Showcasing the wrong genre, even with strong craft, signals a mismatch before the resume is read.
Document your design decisions in walkthroughs
A video or written breakdown explaining why you placed a checkpoint, encounter, or landmark tells a lead designer far more than screenshots alone. Annotated level walkthroughs are what separate candidates who get callbacks from those who don't.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists level designer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your genre experience and tool set and apply directly to each listing.
Name your tools and engine versions explicitly
Job listings for level designers often filter for specific tools: Unreal Engine 5, Unity, Radiant, or proprietary editors. List exact versions you've shipped with, not just engine families. Vague entries like 'familiar with Unreal' get passed over for candidates who list shipped titles.
Prepare a whitebox to final pass comparison
Interviewers frequently ask you to walk through a level from blockout to polish. Having a before-and-after comparison ready, with commentary on what changed and why, demonstrates iteration discipline and collaborative process, two things studios actively screen for.
Negotiate by scoping the project pipeline
Before accepting an offer, ask how many levels are in pre-production versus already scoped. A studio mid-crunch on a shipped title offers less creative latitude than one building from greenlight. That context shapes both your compensation ask and your workload expectations.
Level Designer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most level designers?
Gensler, Ghafari, and LJB are hiring the most level designers right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, California, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Studio size and project phase drive most of the hiring volume, so openings shift frequently as titles move through development milestones.
How many level designer jobs are remote?
About 50% of level designer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote roles more common at mid-to-large studios that have already built distributed workflows. Environment and systems design roles tend to have more remote flexibility than positions tied to real-time playtesting with co-located teams.
How do you become a level designer?
Start by learning a publicly available game engine and building original levels that showcase pacing, encounter design, and spatial clarity. Publish those levels for community feedback, then document your process in a portfolio. Contributing to modding communities or game jams gives you shipped, reviewable work. Applying to junior or associate roles, QA positions at studios, or internships at developer studios builds industry context that academic programs alone rarely provide.
How do you get hired as a level designer with little experience?
Studios hiring junior level designers prioritize a focused portfolio over years of experience. Build two or three levels in a publicly released engine, write up your design intent for each, and release them so leads can play them. Contributions to active mods or community maps for titles like Half-Life, Halo, or similar games with active editing communities are treated as real shipped work by many hiring managers.
What does the level designer interview process look like?
Most studio interview processes start with a portfolio review call where you walk a lead designer through one level from concept to final pass. A design test or take-home challenge typically follows, asking you to blockout a small space to a prompt. Final rounds usually include a panel with art, engineering, and production leads who assess how you communicate design decisions and respond to feedback under time pressure.
Where can I find and apply to level designer jobs?
You can find and apply to level designer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from studios and interactive media companies across the United States. Search for roles that match your engine experience and genre background, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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