Senior Designer

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Welcome to Lightspeed LA, the first U.S.

-based, AAA game development studio for Tencent Games. Lightspeed LA is focused on building open‑world games that emphasize an ambitious living world, sophisticated player‑driven gameplay, and mature, thoughtful storytelling. We are developing the first in a series of genre‑defining titles.

• We encourage showing work that's still in progress.
• We don't attack or question unfinished work; we celebrate its promise.
• We have a No Blame Culture where we blame the problem, not the person.

This is a safe place to fail, and we don't view failure as a negative, but as the natural result of pushing boundaries and trying new things. We create together. We face challenges together. We succeed together.

Lightspeed L.A. is seeking a passionate Senior World Designer to join our team in crafting immersive and engaging open‑world experiences. As a Senior World Designer, you will collaborate with a talented team to build out expansive 3D spaces, implement gameplay systems, author dynamic content, and help bring our interactive world to life.

• Design large‑scale, immersive open world spaces that capture specific narrative themes and environmental storytelling.
• Block out exterior and interior 3D spaces for optimal layout, flow, sightlines, and gameplay.
• Script gameplay situations for players to engage with in the context of an open world (sandbox gameplay).
• Design and implement dynamic ambient elements within the game world, ranging from NPC behaviors to wildlife.
• Work closely with other design, art, animation, and engineering teams to bring the world to life.

• 3+ years of experience building open world games.
• Expertise using modern game engines and editors.
• Strong sense of level design principles, architecture, composition, lighting, and mood.
• Proficiency in 3D modeling and game development tools.
• Excellent teamwork, communication, time management, and organization skills.
• Passion to craft meaningful, engaging interactive experiences.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 is a plus.

Location:

US‑California‑Irvine

Expected base pay range: $93,100.00 to $ per year. Actual pay may vary based on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign‑on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan.

Eligible employees also receive up to 15‑25 days of vacation per year, up to 13 days of holidays per year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Benefits may be prorated for those who start working during the calendar year.

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Software Development