Hive Games is a United Kingdom-based game studio providing development services and creating interactive playable content for existing well-established games.
Most of our work is with Microsoft on the Minecraft franchise. We operate one of the top Minecraft: Bedrock Edition servers, The Hive, and provide vendor services to Microsoft, creating and maintaining projects such as Chunker World Converter.
Hive Games at a glance:
- Microsoft Vendor & Minecraft Partner
- Established in 2013
- 8M Monthly Active Users
- Small, agile, global team
- Flexible work environment
Expectations and Responsibilities
We're searching for level designers to join our creative team. Level designers work alongside our design and art teams to bring projects to life. They are responsible for creating the physical worlds explored by millions of players. Level designers work on both maps for our online minigames, and our larger marketplace projects.
Requirements
- Advanced knowledge of Minecraft
- At least one year of building experience, preferably on a build team
- Experience using tooling such as World Edit and VoxelSniper
- Microphone (for use with TeamSpeak)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Nice to Have
- Experience designing levels with a focus on gameplay and player experience
- Able to adapt to different build styles and create levels from reference art
- Motivated by creating great content for players to enjoy
Benefits
- Full-time and part-time roles available
- Fully remote job
- Flexible working hours
- Low turnover team
- Majority of the current team has been at Hive Games 3+ years
- Employment status offered to UK applicants
- Generous time-off and sick policies
Desired Applicants
We believe in demonstrable talent and skill over written qualifications and, as such, have no formal education requirements to work at Hive Games.
All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, ancestry, colour, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, and/or sexual orientation.