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AGBO · 3 months ago

World Artist / Dungeon Mastermind

Raleigh, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

AGBO is an artist-led, Academy Award-winning independent studio redefining global storytelling across film, television, and gaming. They are seeking a World Artist / Dungeon Mastermind to join their Interactive team, responsible for implementing level design and environment art while shaping the structure of interactive worlds. This role emphasizes collaboration with designers and artists to create engaging, narrative-rich spaces for exploration and discovery.

FilmFilm ProductionMedia and Entertainment

Responsibilities

Implement level design and world art in support of gameplay and interactive systems

Ensure incoming assets from IP are integrated smoothly and meet quality standards

Collaborate with designers, writers, and technical artists to ensure environments support narrative intent and gameplay goals

Act as a "world architect," developing maps, layouts, and structures that create engaging spaces for story-rich experiences

Adjust and refine assets to improve cohesion, style consistency, and playability

Proactively identify opportunities to enhance the player’s sense of exploration and immersion through level and environmental design

Maintain documentation, workflows, and best practices for asset integration and level creation

Implement using a variety of in-house tools built on top of the Godot Engine

Qualification

Level designEnvironment artGame enginesNarrative designDynamic storytellingPassion for storytellingTabletop RPG experienceIsometric-level designGodot Engine familiarityCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

5+ years of professional experience in game development, with a focus on level design and/or environment art

A portfolio demonstrating both level design work and visual art contributions

Demonstrated ability to merge strong artistic execution with narrative design - ideally someone with experience leading RPG campaigns or creating immersive RPG storytelling, combined with the skills to deliver AAA-quality game art

Experience running in-game events and driving real-time world-building, with a focus on dynamic storytelling and live content creation—not just static environment setup

Experience working in game engines (Godot, Unity, Unreal, or equivalent)

Strong artistic eye for composition, spatial design, and player readability

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to work across creative and technical disciplines

A passion for interactive storytelling and world-building