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

the hive; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary (dependent on exp)

Performance related bonus

28 days annual leave + holidays

Bike2work scheme

Wellbeing support & therapy service

Job summary

FuturLab is seeking a dedicated Game Designer to join our team in crafting engaging experiences from concept through level design and balancing. You will collaborate across disciplines to uphold high gameplay standards and push unorthodox ideas into compelling gameplay moments.

The role emphasizes iteration, feedback, and a strong understanding of game design principles, with a supportive environment and opportunities to contribute to award-winning titles.

Qualifications

• Over a year employed as a game designer on at least one commercial game.
• Strong understanding of game design principles and player experience.
• Able to iterate and incorporate feedback from multiple sources.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Write clear, concise game design documents.
• Participate in brainstorming, prototyping, tuning, pacing, level design, UX and difficulty balance.
• Iterate on content and provide feedback to ensure the best player experience.
• Analyze content and mechanics to improve alignment with project goals.
• Research, develop and design new game content and features.
• Ensure games are engaging and fun.

Skills

Unity

Game design

Prototype iteration

Communication

Teamwork

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.

FuturLab foster an inclusive and welcoming culture, check out the Life at FuturLab page (www.futurlab.co.uk/life-at-futurlab) for reasons why you’d love working here!

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process as required, please add any adjustment requests to your application.

Candidates without a valid UK work Visa cannot be considered.