Junior Game Designer - RuneScape

Jagex: The RuneScape Company; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Discretionary annual performance bonus

Minimum 6% Pension contributions

Life Insurance

Enhanced family leave policies

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave + bank holidays +

Job summary

Jagex: The RuneScape Company is seeking a curious and collaborative Junior Game Designer to help create engaging RuneScape content from concept to release. Based near Cambridge, you’ll design, script with RuneScript, and contribute to weekly updates with a passionate team.

You’ll work across disciplines, document your work clearly, and learn from experienced designers while supporting community needs and iteration in a long-running MMORPG.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of RuneScape, its skills, quests and progression systems.
• Understanding of MMORPG content loops and systemic design.
• Some scripting or programming experience to learn RuneScript.
• Proven ability to manage time and communicate progress clearly.
• Experience working in a team within game development or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design varied content across RuneScape areas, taking ownership of smaller tasks.
• Script designs using RuneScript and build technical skills for in-game implementation.
• Create and maintain design documentation to support collaboration.
• Deepen knowledge of RuneScape systems to ensure cohesive integration.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, artists and community teams on weekly updates.
• Engage with the RuneScape community to understand player needs.

Skills

RuneScape knowledge

MMO design understanding

Scripting aptitude

Time management

Team collaboration

Job description

Location: Cambridge, UK - This position can accommodate flexible working options. However, candidates must be based (or be willing to relocate) within a comfortable commuting distance of our Cambridge office to be able to attend onsite as required.

Are you a creative, systems-minded designer with a passion for RuneScape and a drive to build content that millions of players will experience?

As a Junior Game Designer on the RuneScape Design team, you'll design and implement engaging content across a variety of areas of the game from initial concept through to scripting and release. You'll get hands-on with RuneScript, our in-house scripting language (full training provided), and quickly build the skills to bring your ideas to life in one of the longest-running MMORPGs in history.

Working within multi-disciplinary teams, you'll contribute to weekly updates for a passionate, dedicated player community and grow your craft with the support of experienced designers around you.

What you'll be doing:

• Design varied and engaging content across multiple areas of RuneScape, taking creative ownership of smaller tasks while contributing to larger projects alongside your team.
• Script your designs using RuneScript, our in-house language, developing the technical skills needed to bring your content to life directly in the game.
• Build and maintain clear design documentation to support collaboration and keep development on track.
• Continuously deepen your knowledge of RuneScape's existing systems, content, and community so your work integrates seamlessly into the broader game.
• Collaborate closely with designers, engineers, artists, and community teams to contribute to high-quality weekly updates.
• Engage with the RuneScape community - supported by our embedded Community Management team - to develop an understanding of player needs and desires.

What we're looking for:

• A strong working knowledge of RuneScape, including its skills, quests, progression systems, and player behaviours - this is essential.
• Understanding of MMORPG content loops, progression design, and systemic game design principles.
• Some experience with scripting or programming, demonstrating the technical aptitude to learn RuneScript.
• Proven ability to manage your own time, communicate progress clearly, and know when to ask for support.
• Experience working collaboratively within a team environment, whether in game development, modding, or a related creative field.

What we offer:

When you join Jagex you can look forward to a generous Perks & Benefits package including:

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
• Life Insurance.
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!

Right to Work Statement

This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship for this position, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

About Jagex

We are Jagex: The RuneScape Company. Home to one of gaming's most enduring success stories. We create deep, community-powered games with worlds that evolve, inspire, and endure. Our flagship MMORPG franchise, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts, inspiring generations of players across PC and mobile for 25 years.

As we begin our 26th year, we are accelerating our strategy to expand RuneScape into a broader ecosystem of forever games and connected experiences, grounded in a renewed commitment to integrity and fair play. This includes the reduction of monetisation mechanics, as well as the launch of RuneScape: DragonWilds into Steam Early Access in 2025, representing a major step in building a multi-genre future for the RuneScape universe. We remain focused on building enduring worlds, empowering player-led innovation, and laying the foundations for the boldest era in RuneScape's history. For more information, visit https://www.jagex.com/ .

Headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, we are home to passionate creators, storytellers, engineers, and even a few dreamers, all united by a single mission to shape the future of online worlds and empower players to make them their own. We're looking for people to join us who share our ambitions and values. We foster an inclusive workplace built on trust, autonomy, and a shared passion for creating experiences that inspire our communities.

Our values guide everything we do: We Embrace Fellowship by collaborating and sharing openly. We Hone our Craft by always learning and improving; We Honour our Vows by being honest and transparent; We are our Customers' Heroes by striving to understand our team & player needs, and We Seize The Day by making the most of every opportunity.

Join us. The next era of RuneScape and the next chapter of Jagex: The RuneScape Company starts now.

Inclusion & Accessibility Statement

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we recruit, develop, and promote based on merit and ability.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please let us know when you're invited to interview.