game designer for cRPGs

Owlcat Games is a game studio founded in 2016 that develops computer role-playing games, including Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn.

• Populate environments with assets, compose scenes, and establish compelling framing, guiding lines, and focal points;
• Place environmental details to convey world lore, past events, and local context;
• Set up and tune light sources, global illumination, exposure, and key lighting parameters;
• Build the overall visual tone using lighting, color grading, volumetric lighting, and fog;
• Use lighting to guide players and highlight navigation routes, key objectives, landmarks, and critical gameplay elements;
• Monitor performance and balance visual quality with target frame rates;
• Integrate visual systems into locations and collaborate with Level Design and Environment Art teams to maintain gameplay readability and a cohesive artistic vision.

• Proven experience as a Level Artist, Level Designer, Lighting Artist, or in a hybrid role with a similar skill set;
• Hands-on experience taking game levels from blockout to final polished visual quality;
• Practical expertise in Unreal Engine lighting, including light setup, global illumination, exposure, color grading, and volumetric lighting;
• Solid background in level dressing using existing asset libraries to construct visually unified scenes;
• Strong portfolio demonstrating game levels, lighting, and/or level art, with an understanding of composition, lighting design, and spatial layout.

• Comfortable offices with recreation and gaming areas, coffee points, and snacks;
• Flexible work schedule with the option to adjust working hours;
• Remote work option;
• Internal community activities, including tabletop games in the office or on Roll20;
• Mentoring system and training courses;
• Competitive salary based on the interview;
• Career growth opportunities.