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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days 2K's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 5% of 2K's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at 2K
- high 73 stale, 5 reposted of 123 open
- Hiring momentum
- 179 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a Level Designer at Gearbox, you will collaborate closely with the Lead Level Designer and Creative Director to create engaging levels for first and third person shooters using Unreal Engine. Your responsibilities include developing levels from concept to completion, iterating based on feedback, and ensuring high-quality gameplay experiences. You will also mentor junior designers and work with various departments to achieve the project goals.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of 2K as an employer.
What you need
- Proven track record of building and shipping large level environments
- Understanding of modern level design practices, including layout, pacing, and technical implementation
- Strong eye towards aesthetics and ability to work with art teams
- Excellent documentation, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Have shipped a AAA title, preferably using Unreal technology and first person shooters
Nice to have
- Shipped games using Unreal 4 or 5 technology
- Experience with the certification and shipping process on modern consoles
- Experience working with large inter-disciplinary teams
- Co-op and/or Online Multiplayer experience
- Previous leadership experience
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- No benefits mentioned
- Position is remote
- No visa sponsorship available
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Listed by 2K on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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