Philip Mallery
Carrollton,TX
Summary
Senior Level Designer with 15+ years of experience shipping quality titles across VR, console, PC, and mobile. Leads level development from concept through final implementation, driving gameplay readability, pacing, and engagement across PvP, co-op, and narrative experiences. Known as a decisive design partner who aligns level design with combat, art, and engineering to deliver cohesive, player-focused spaces.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Level Designer
ForwardXP
2021 - Current
Projects:
Unannounced Titles / Gorilla Tag (Quest 2 / Quest 3) / Extract or Die (UEFN) / Wacky Taxi (UEFN) / Zengence ( Quest 2 / Quest 3) / Meta (Quest 2)
- Led level design execution across multiple internal projects, owning layout, pacing, and encounter decisions
- Partnered with design, engineering, and art leadership to align vision, scope, and quality
- Designed gameplay-driven layouts and interactive machines from blockmesh to final polish.
- Mentored junior designers and communicated weekly progress to stakeholders.
- Worked closing with client vision into playable levels.
Level Designer
Impulse Gear
2016 - 2021
Projects:
Larcenauts (Oculus / Steam VR) / Farpoint: Cryo Pack DLC (PSVR) / Farpoint (PSVR)
- Partnered with design, engineering, and art leadership to align vision, scope, and quality.
- Designed story-driven, co-op, challenge-based, and competitive 6v6 levels
- Scripted gameplay sequences
- Designed encounter pacing and difficulty tuning
Level Designer
NWay Inc.
2012 - 2016
Projects:
ChronoBlade (Mobile)
- Partnered with design, engineering, and art leadership to align vision, scope, and quality.
- Designed side-scrolling action levels
- Encounter Pacing and Difficulty Tuning
- Enemy combat design
Skills
- Level Ownership: Blockmesh → Final Polish Flow Readability
- Combat Design: Encounter Pacing PvP / Co-op Difficulty Tuning
- Tools: Unreal Engine UEFN / Fortnite Unity
- Leadership: Mentorship Reviews Cross-Discipline Collaboration
Timeline
Senior Level Designer
ForwardXP
2021 - Current
Level Designer
Impulse Gear
2016 - 2021
Level Designer
NWay Inc.
2012 - 2016