Game Designer (6-Month FTC) UK Only - (Remote/Hrbrid - Brighton)

FuturLab Ltd; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance related bonus

27 days of paid annual leave

Remote therapy service (Spill)

Eye tests & glasses for display work

Bike2work scheme

Enhanced Pension

Free game codes & merchandise

Office culture & events

Job summary

FuturLab Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Game Designer to join our team. You will assist in concept development, level design, balancing rewards, and ensuring high gameplay standards.

The role requires experience on at least one commercial game, strong knowledge of the Unity engine, and a collaborative, receptive mindset to feedback. This is a hands-on design position in a small team with a passion for engaging, inventive gameplay.

Qualifications

• Over a year of experience as a game designer on at least one commercial game.
• Working knowledge of the Unity game engine.
• Able to seek feedback and criticism from any source.
• Ability to iterate many times to improve existing content and features.
• Strong understanding of game design principles.

Responsibilities

• Write clear and concise game design documents.
• Participate in brainstorming, prototyping, tuning, gameplay pacing, level design, UX and difficulty balancing.
• Iterate upon and provide feedback to game content, ensuring the best player experience.
• Analyse and improve upon existing content, game mechanics and features based on playability and project goals.
• Research, develop and design new game content and features.
• Work to ensure that our games are engaging and fun.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Feedback

Problem solving

Iterative design

Tools

Unity

Job description

We're FuturLab, the award-winning game studio behind PowerWash Simulator, the Velocity series, Peaky Blinders Mastermind, and many more awesome games. We're looking for a Game Designer to join the team! As Game Designer you will be assisting in every aspect of game design, from concept development and context setting to level design and reward balancing. You will be working closely with members of various disciplines within the team to ensure high gameplay standards are achieved across the game. This role is suited for a highly motivated and talented problem solver with design experience in game development, a strong understanding of game design principles, and a genuine interest in making unorthodox gameplay experiences.

Role and Responsibilities

• Write clear and concise game design documents.
• Participate in all aspects of game design including brainstorming, prototyping, tuning, gameplay pacing, level design, user-experience and difficulty curve balancing.
• Iterate upon and provide feedback to game content, ensuring the best player experience.
• Analyse and improve upon existing content, game mechanics and features based on playability and project goals.
• Research, develop and design new game content and features.
• Work to ensure that our games are engaging and fun.

Requirements

• Over a year employed as a game designer working on at least one commercial game.
• An understanding and working knowledge of the Unity game engine.
• Ability to passionately pursue creative ideals without being precious.
• Able and keen to seek feedback and criticism from any source.
• Capacity to iterate many times to improve existing content and features.
• Ability to objectively debate the virtues of particular game features and ideas.
• General understanding of game design and development.
• Ability to work both individually and in a small team.
• Excellent communication skills with a friendly and positive demeanour.
• Self-motivating and diligent.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
• Performance related bonus.
• Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (No weekends, No overtime, No Crunch!).
• 27 days of paid annual leave, including 21 standard days, 3 days over the Christmas closure, 2 discretionary 'Duvet Days,' 1 day to celebrate your birthday, plus all 8 UK bank holidays and an extra day off for our very own FuturLab bank holiday!
• 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.
• 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.

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process as required, Candidates without a valid UK work Visa cannot be considered.