Advanced Gameplay Designer

Role Overview

• Design high quality game play experiences, traversal mechanics, player abilities, and combat systems which support the vision and creative pillars of the game and IP.
• Collaborate with designers, gameplay coders, artists, audio, and animators to create readable, responsive, and fun player mechanics from prototype to final.
• Work with other Gameplay and Combat Designers to create mechanics that are distinctive, varied and clearly understood by the player.
• Liaise with Designers and other disciplines to ensure the systems are understood and supported in the game.
• Create and maintain design documentation and ensure this is clearly communicated across the team.
• Via regular reviews you will iterate on feedback from the Lead, Directors, and other Designers, to meet the agreed quality bar.
• Ensure your work maintains stability and quality throughout development.
• Play the game regularly, providing feedback in a clear and constructive manner.
• May interact with and/or provide direction to external resources.
• Advanced ability to time manage with excellent proactivity.
• Work with the Production teams and Lead Designer to verify that your task estimations are reasonable, communicating progress and delivering work to deadlines at quality.
• May participate in creating and managing schedules and determining project benchmarks.
• May be involved in the planning and execution of project goals.
• Influences work product quality on the team and seeks to improve the knowledge and performance of others.
• Act as a mentor and role model.
• Provide training, guidance and/or direction to less experienced employees and review/provide feedback on their work.
• Encourage a culture of professionalism, collaboration, and respect.

Requirements

• Proven high level of games design experience with titles shipped in a 3Cs, gameplay systems, and/or combat design position.
• In-depth knowledge of game, traversal, combat and AI design with a strong understanding of 3Cs.
• A passion for creating fun and accessible games for a broad audience.
• Outstanding creative flare and a great eye for detail
• with in-depth knowledge of animation techniques, anticipation cues, hit reactions, and game feel.
• Highest standards for quality, productivity, initiative and teamwork.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
• High scripting proficiency, ideally in Blueprint.
• Experience in behaviour trees a plus.
• Experience of games development and shipped at least one action or action/adventure title on console or PC title.
• Ability to take direction and feedback well and self-critique.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Can understand and consider technical considerations related to design.
• Proficient with UE4/UE5 an advantage.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• Hybrid Working
• opportunities to explore and grow