Junior Game Designer

Miniclip; Guildford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Miniclip’s Playsport Games studio in Guildford is seeking a Junior Designer to help prototype, iterate, and polish gameplay features. You’ll work with Senior Designers and cross-functional teams, while contributing to QA, bug reporting, and playthrough verification.

You’ll bring a passion for games, an interest in motorsport, and a proactive, collaborative mindset to help deliver great player experiences across projects.

Qualifications

• Some experience with game design through a degree, game jam, mod, personal project, or internship.
• Familiarity with a modern game engine (Unity preferred).
• Strong understanding of what makes gameplay engaging and fun.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Organised, proactive, and comfortable working in a collaborative team.
• A genuine enthusiasm for games and game development.
• A methodical approach to testing and attention to detail.
• A genuine interest in motorsport and racing games.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing, prototyping, and balancing gameplay features and systems.
• Work closely with Design team to implement and iterate on design documentation and in-game content.
• Collaborate with Art, Programming, Production, and QA to bring features to life.
• Carry out regular hands-on QA testing across builds, identifying, documenting, and tracking bugs through to resolution.
• Verify fixes and perform regression testing on new builds and features.
• Help prepare and run internal playtests, gathering feedback to inform design decisions.
• Maintain and update design documentation as features evolve.
• Contribute ideas during brainstorms and design reviews.
• Support the team with whatever is needed to deliver the best possible player experience.

Skills

Game design

Unity

English proficiency

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Motorsport knowledge

Bug testing

Education

Game design degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Trello

Job description

Job Description

We're looking for a creative and enthusiastic Junior Designer to join Miniclip’s studio at Playsport Games. You might be early in your career, but you're already passionate about game design and eager to learn from experienced developers in a professional studio environment.

You'll work closely with our Senior Designers and wider project teams to help prototype, iterate, and polish gameplay features. You'll also play an important role in maintaining the quality of our games – supporting the team with hands on QA testing, bug reporting, and playthrough verification as part of your day-to-day work. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to build their design skills while developing a sharp eye for quality across the full development cycle.

As a motorsport fan ourselves, we'd love to find someone who shares that passion – this role will support our upcoming PC title, Motorsport Manager 2, so an interest in racing and motorsport is a real plus.

Here, everyone has a voice. We value fresh perspectives and want you to feel empowered to help shape the experiences we create for our players.

What will you be doing at Miniclip?

• Assist in designing, prototyping, and balancing gameplay features and systems.
• Work closely with Design team to implement and iterate on design documentation and in-game content.
• Collaborate with Art, Programming, Production, and QA to bring features to life.
• Carry out regular hands-on QA testing across builds, identifying, documenting, and tracking bugs through to resolution.
• Verify fixes and perform regression testing on new builds and features.
• Help prepare and run internal playtests, gathering feedback to inform design decisions.
• Maintain and update design documentation as features evolve.
• Contribute ideas during brainstorms and design reviews.
• Support the team with whatever is needed to deliver the best possible player experience.

What are we looking for?

You love games and you love thinking about why they work. You're curious, creative, and not afraid to ask questions. You're looking for a place where you can learn fast, contribute meaningfully, and be part of a supportive team that helps you level up.

• Passionate about making great games and understanding what makes them fun.
• A motorsport enthusiast – you follow racing and appreciate what makes motorsport games feel authentic.
• A creative thinker who enjoys coming up with ideas and seeing how they play out.
• Open to feedback and keen to iterate based on playtests, data, and team input.
• A clear communicator who can articulate design ideas and work well across disciplines.
• Self-motivated, organised, and eager to grow.
• Comfortable with game engines and design tools – you've already started building your craft.
• Meticulous and patient – you enjoy finding bugs, breaking things, and helping make the game better.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Some experience with game design – whether through a degree, a game jam, a mod, a personal project, or an internship.
• Familiarity with a modern game engine (Unity preferred).
• A strong understanding of what makes gameplay engaging and fun.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Organised, proactive, and comfortable working in a collaborative team.
• A genuine enthusiasm for games and game development.
• A methodical approach to testing and attention to detail.
• A genuine interest in or knowledge of motorsport, and a passion for racing games.

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with bug tracking tools (Jira, Trello, or similar).
• Experience with sports games or management sims.
• An understanding of UI/UX principles for games.
• In-depth motorsport knowledge (series, cars, rules, or racing history).

About Miniclip

Miniclip is a global leader in games and one of the world's biggest developers and publishers of mobile games, with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. It distributes highly engaging games to a global audience of over 450 million monthly and 60 million daily active users across mobile, PC, console, social, and online platforms. Operating in 15 countries, Miniclip develops and launches games in multiple categories across its 22 studios.

Founded in 2001 with an internationally recognised brand name, Miniclip has successfully grown a global audience across 195 countries and six continents. It has a unique understanding of the games space, developing and distributing a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games globally.

To date, Miniclip’s studios and companies have generated more than 12 billion downloads, including the following games: 8 Ball Pool, Subway Surfers, Golf Battle, Football Strike, Carrom Pool, OSM - Online Soccer Manager™, Football Rivals , Pure Sniper , Puzzle Page™, Head Ball 2, Motorsport Manager, Darts of Fury, Mini Football, Triple Match 3D™, Agar.io, PowerWash Simulator, Sudoku.com™, and We Are Warriors™.

For more information, visit https://miniclip.com/