Our client is one of the UK’s most prolific and secure independent game developers with a talented team spread across 4 Studios. It’s an exciting time to be part of their team; they are growing across all their studios to support a very bright and busy future.

They are seeking a talented Game Designer to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Designer specialising in holistic game design, feature ownership and implementation through product development.

Responsibilities:

• Be the vision holder for one or more features which span the game
• Strive for quality and innovation while adhering to the core vision of the game
• End to end feature ownership; from inception through to game release
• Form goals and success metrics for each feature you own and implement
• Create high level presentation materials for pitching concepts to product stakeholders
• Produce low level specifications for feature costing and production schematics
• Ability to solve problems using game design knowledge and experience
• Design and model complex game systems based on high-level concepts
• Implement the feature design using industry-standard and in-house tools
• Review and adjust designs based on user testing and telemetry data
• Mentor junior design team members and communicate the feature across the wider team

Requirements:

• Proven track record of designing AAA games from product inception through to release
• Ability to evangelize features you own to multi-discipline teams and across the organization
• Understanding of a product’s user base and player behaviors
• Experience in designing and balancing complex systems for AAA games
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Organisational and workload management skills are essential for success
• Empathise with different disciplines to form aligned and sympathetic concept

Beneficial requirements:

• Shipped a AAA title using UE3/4
• Knowledge of UE4 Blueprint Scripting
• Led by player centric design
• A background in game theory and the science behind the design

The successful candidates will receive a competitive salary dependant on their skills and experience.

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