Senior Game Designer

Summary

Join Futurlab, an award-winning game studio, as a Senior Game Designer! You will manage the design, implementation, and documentation of new game levels and content. Collaborate with design and art teams, provide guidance to team members, and ensure levels meet expectations within budget and timelines. Mentor junior designers, offering constructive feedback. This role requires a passion for game creation, experience in multiple game titles, and strong Unity skills. The position offers remote or on-site options in Brighton.

Requirements

• A passion for playing and creating games
• Worked on at least two previous titles, with at least one from pre-production to release
• Experience in providing detailed verbal and written feedback for other designer's work
• Experience working alongside other disciplines, such as 3D and concept art, to create content
• Strong Unity experience, preferably with the ability to prototype and test ideas without external technical assistance
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to effectively liaise with all game development disciplines
• Deep understanding of game design and mechanics

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining documentation relating to the content creation for the game
• Controlling the scope and ambition of the levels to ensure they best meet the expectations of the players while being on time and on budget
• Continually assessing the levels at all stages of development and pre-emptively address issues before they become problems or delays for their completion
• Overseeing, reviewing and providing feedback for work done by the design team
• Identifying strains, bottlenecks or flaws in the content pipeline and reporting these observations to the Game Director
• Collaborating closely with the Game Director to ensure that the creative vision for the levels is achieved
• Providing the authoritative voice in the team for all creative and process decisions relating to levels
• Assisting the Game Director with the mentoring and managing of designers on the team

Preferred Qualifications

A strong portfolio of level design work is desirable

Benefits

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Performance related bonus
• Bi-annual salary reviews based on your performance
• Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (No weekends, No overtime, No Crunch!)
• Opportunity to work from home (UK only), out of our Brighton office, or hybrid
• 21 days annual leave + 9 Bank Holidays, which includes our very own FuturLab Bank Holiday!
• 2 Duvet Days. (No questions asked)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Studio closure over the Christmas period
• 5 paid training and 2 paid volunteer days per year to work on your personal development
• Opportunities to attend and speak at gaming events/conferences
• Free MS Game Pass or PS+ subscription
• Free game codes, game swag and merchandise
• Bike2work scheme
• Enhanced Maternity - 9 months full pay (statutory benefit topped up by FL)
• Paternity leave - 8 weeks full pay
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Enhanced Pension
• Private Healthcare, includes dental and optical cover
• Remote therapy service through Spill -8 x 50-minute virtual sessions over 6 months whenever you need them. Unlimited ‘ask a therapist’ text questions
• Eye tests & standard glasses for display work
• Amazing offices with a great culture. E.g. Regular social activities, Free fresh fruit, Free iced treats in the Summer and Free locally roasted, Small Batch Coffee and Speciality Teas!