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Epoch Games

Unreal Engine Level Designer

Winston Salem, NC · On-site

$93K/yr

If you are comfortable with teaching, you may be called upon to aid the more junior members of the ... Unreal Engine 4 Blueprint Scripting experience * Quixel Megascans Asset Library usage * Heightmap ...

Eliassen Group

Unreal Engine Developer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$65 - $75/hr

Design and develop Unreal Engine plugins and in‑engine panels in C++ to support animation and ... Able to communicate tradeoffs and mentor junior contributors. Recruitment Transparency Notice ...

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Austin, TX · On-site +1

$124K - $171K/yr

Mentor junior Engineering team members in all things Unreal Engine Requirements * 5+ years professional development experience in the games industry * Fluency in C++ * Deep professional experience ...

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Senior Unreal Developer

Sarasota, FL · On-site

Mentor mid-level and junior developers, fostering growth in Unreal best practices and creative problem solving. Contribute to technical planning and help define the studio's Unreal Engine roadmap.

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Sarasota, FL · On-site

Mentor mid-level and junior developers, fostering growth in Unreal best practices and creative problem solving. * Contribute to technical planning and help define the studio's Unreal Engine roadmap.

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Senior GIS Specialist

Sarasota, FL · On-site +1

ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unreal Engine) to import, geo-reference, and integrate GIS data into real-time ... junior GIS team members on data standards, Unreal integration techniques, and project-specific ...

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Senior GIS Specialist

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ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unreal Engine) to import, geo-reference, and integrate GIS data into real-time ... junior GIS team members on data standards, Unreal integration techniques, and project-specific ...

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Senior QA Engineer

Boston, MA · On-site

Mentor and support junior and mid-level QA Engineers, encouraging knowledge sharing and technical ... Strong C++ experience, especially within Unreal Engine environments. * Strong experience working ...

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Boston, MA · On-site

Mentor and support junior and mid-level QA Engineers, encouraging knowledge sharing and technical ... Strong C++ experience, especially within Unreal Engine environments. * Strong experience working ...

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Boston, MA · On-site

Mentor and support junior and mid-level QA Engineers, encouraging knowledge sharing and technical ... Strong C++ experience, especially within Unreal Engine environments. * Strong experience working ...

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Unreal Engine Level Designer

Unreal Engine Level Designer

Epoch Games

Winston Salem, NC • On-site

$93K/yr

Other

Posted 26 days ago

Job description

Company Description

Epoch Games is a volunteer-based, all-online, global game development team. The Co-Founders of Epoch Games were originally part of a Modding Team developing the total conversion Middle Earth Roleplaying Project (MERP) mod for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/merp-middle-earth-roleplaying-project
Currently Epoch Games is developing The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order (LoA:SO). LoA:SO is an in-development indie open-world RPG set in an original fantasy world:
http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-lays-of-althas-sundered-order

The game is being developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 (UE4):
https://www.unrealengine.com/

See our Benefits page for more information about what we can (and can't) offer Team Members at this time:
https://epochgames.co.uk/wordpress/benefits
NOTE: The address listed is our central office, but we are working as a completely remote development team at this time. No relocation is necessary.

Job Description

In this volunteer position you will be asked to create landscapes and building interiors for The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order (LoA:SO), based off concepts and layouts, in the Unreal Engine. We are still building a long list of assets; we expect our Level Designers to be resourceful with the assets they use. We also expect you to use various Houdini Tools that we've built, so Houdini is recommended, but not required. Blueprint Scripting and Quixel Megascans experience is also recommended.

Communication is key to a smooth and efficient pipeline. You must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with other team-members. Don't be afraid to ask questions. We are an English-speaking team, so English fluency is a must. All of this is especially important for Level Designers as we expect them to communicate with 3D Artists letting them know assets that are still needed.

If you are comfortable with teaching, you may be called upon to aid the more junior members of the team in any relevant area.

Other duties include following team policies (given through team orientation as upon acceptance to the team) as well as attending meetings through Slack (our instant message program that we use to communicate).

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Ability to create detailed landscapes and building interiors in Unreal Engine 4
  • Ability to optimize with use of LODs (Level of Detail)

Recommended Requirements:

  • Houdini experience, used for creating Procedural Development tools to be used in Unreal Engine
  • Unreal Engine 4 Blueprint Scripting experience
  • Quixel Megascans Asset Library usage
  • Heightmap development experience

Required Software:

  • Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4: https://www.unrealengine.com/register

Optional Software:

  • SideFX's Houdini: https://www.sidefx.com/products/houdini/ - we can provide Level Designer with a copy if needed
  • Heightmapping Software (such as QuadSpinner Gaea: https://quadspinner.com/)

Minimum Hardware Requirements:

  • The ability to run Unreal Engine 4
  • The disk space and Internet Speeds to download (Git Pull) at least 25 GB of game files

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