Game Designer - Contract

Playground Games; Royal Leamington Spa; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game studio is seeking a Game Designer to join the Fable team. This contract role involves implementing high-quality game features and collaborating with a diverse team. Ideal candidates are technically proficient and have a genuine passion for video games. A hybrid work model is offered with on-site presence required for part of the week.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience using visual scripting tools.
• Interest in collaborating with a diverse team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A passion for video games and game design.

Responsibilities

• Implement features and content using custom tools.
• Maintain high-quality design for game features.
• Collaborate with cross-discipline team to meet expectations.

Skills

Visual scripting tools

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Passion for video games

Tools

C++

C#

Job description

Playground Games is looking for a Game Designer to join our Fable team on a contract basis.

About us:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

About the role:

As a Game Designer you will act as a champion of quality across the team, working with various disciplines to implement key systems and features, and using visual scripting and proprietary tools to build content in Fable.

Our ideal candidate is a technically proficient Designer who is passionate about their craft, skilled in all aspects of Game Design, demonstrates a willingness to be hands on and has the track record to prove it.

This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

What you’ll do:

• Use tools and scripting within our custom, proprietary engine to implement features and content to the highest standard and deliver on the project’s vision.
• Implement and maintain high-quality features and system designs.
• Work with a highly motivated, talented cross-discipline team to deliver content to expectations.

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrable experience using visual scripting tools
• Interest in collaborating with a team of diverse perspectives to derive great solutions
• Passion for problem identification and solving
• A flexible, highly motivated and friendly approach to your work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A genuine passion for video games
• Text-based scripting experience in C++, C# or similar is desired but not essential

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity. We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.
We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members. It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to apply for this position, please contact us on [e-mail]