- Lead and mentor a pod of level designers, fostering creativity and technical proficiency.

- Define level design standards, workflows, and best practices to ensure engaging and polished gameplay environments.

- Review level layouts, pacing, gameplay integration, and documentation for consistency and quality.

- Ensure levels are scalable, balanced, production-friendly, and aligned with overall game vision and technical constraints.

- Clearly communicate design intent, gameplay challenges, and trade-offs to internal teams and clients.

- Support project planning and risk mitigation related to level design milestones and delivery.

- Oversee the design of core gameplay loops, narrative integration, and player progression within levels to enhance long-term engagement.

- Develop key level designs that meet gameplay goals, complete detailed documentation, and coordinate cross-department efforts for smooth implementation.

- Collaborate actively with producers, designers, programmers, artists, QA, and clients to ensure timely and high-quality level delivery.

- Proven experience leading or mentoring level designers in a professional game development environment.

- Strong understanding of level design principles, player experience, pacing, and spatial storytelling across various game genres.

- Excellent analytical, organizational, and documentation skills to maintain clarity and consistency.

- Ability to balance creative design with production realities and client feedback.

- Proficiency with industry-standard level design and prototyping tools.

- Familiarity with collaborative software and handoff tools used in game development pipelines.

- Experience working in co-development or multi-project environments is a plus.