Lead Level Designer - Novato, California, United States

Cloud Chamber is looking for a collaborative Lead Level Designer to join us and act as the bridge between the studio development team and our external partner’s Level Design teams. You will be responsible for maintaining and managing relationships with our external partners while building workflows. You have a well-developed sense of how game systems, narrative and spatial design combine to deliver memorable player experiences which enables you to review level design work, provide constructive feedback, and champion for high quality efforts that align with the design goals of our project. 

We’re looking for someone who is energized by the opportunity to manage and mentor a team of external creators, to foster a collaborative and creative space, and to champion our values. 

Job Duties: 

• Act as a key communicator, bridging communication between our internal Design teams and our trusted external partners.  
• Collaborate with our internal Design Directors and Leads on project direction, strategic goals and co-development mandates.  
• Ensure external teams have everything necessary to produce content in-line with the overall game vision.  
• Raise flags to the internal team for any areas that require additional support and alignment.  
• Review content with external partners and provide feedback that is aligned with the design direction of the project.  
• Support the co-dev milestone review process to validate contractual deliverables for Level Design.  
• Define and maintain workflows and processes between our internal team and external partners.  
• Partner closely with Production Stakeholders to ensure Level Design needs for our external partners are delivered in a timely manner and milestones are met.  
• Identify and implement best practices and workflows conducive to consistency and deliverability of game content.
• Implement communication strategies for enhancing the cross-pollination of ideas and …