Associate Games Developer – Warhammer 40,000

Games Workshop Limited; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Games Workshop Limited is seeking an Assistant Games Developer to help shape Warhammer 40,000 by writing and refining game rules. You’ll support the design team to ensure the rules are engaging, strategic and clear for players worldwide.

You will conduct playtesting, analyse changes, and gather feedback from the competitive community, attending tournaments and events as needed. Collaboration with other designers and departments will ensure rules integration and consistency across the game.

Qualifications

• Requires articulate and thorough communication to share information and explain ideas clearly.
• Experience supporting design teams in playtesting, analysing rules changes and gathering feedback from competitive players.
• Collaborative mindset to produce rules publications and ensure integration and consistency across departments.

Responsibilities

• Write and refine rules for Warhammer 40,000 to keep the game engaging and strategic for players worldwide.
• Support playtesting, analyse rule changes, and gather feedback from the competitive Warhammer community, attending tournaments and events as needed.
• Collaborate with other designers to create rules publications and provide peer reviews to ensure consistent rules integration across all aspects of the game.

Job description

Games Workshop has an exciting opportunity for you to join our renowned design team as an Assistant Games Developer where you will be key to shaping the gaming for Warhammer 40,000.

Articulate and thorough, you will support the design team in writing and refining rules for Warhammer 40,000, while ensuring that the game remains engaging, strategic, and enjoyable for players around the world. A confident communicator, you will be responsible for sharing information and explaining ideas clearly and ensuring that all rules are fit for purpose.

With a deep knowledge of the rules and passion for the lore and setting, we will look to you to support the design team to conduct playtesting, analyse rules changes, and gather feedback from the competitive player community. Staying informed about competitive trends, you will engage with the Warhammer 40,000 player community by attending tournaments and events.

Collaborating with other designers, you will help create rules publications that challenge and inspire players. This will require working closely with other departments, and providing peer reviews and feedback to ensure rules integration and consistency across all aspects of the game.

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Other Essential Information

Contract: This role is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

Location: This role is based full time onsite at our UK headquarters in Nottingham.

Closing date: The closing date for applications is midnight, UK time, on Sunday 22nd November 2026.

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