Lead Designer

the hive; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 85.000 - 105.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Wellbeing activities

Cycle to Work

Bike servicing

Zusammenfassung

Frontier is seeking a Lead Game Designer to lead the design team on its CMS titles, shaping the game vision and delivering high-quality experiences. You will mentor designers, work with the Game Director, and own major features from concept through delivery.

You will drive design quality through playtests, player feedback, QA reporting, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, while prioritising work with Production and maintaining clear design documentation.

Qualifikationen

• Senior/lead role experience in game design
• Experience mentoring and developing designers
• Deep passion for CMS games
• Campaign design and major feature delivery experience
• Understanding of player psychology
• Strong presentation skills to stakeholders
• Knowledge of game design theories and methods
• Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams

Aufgaben

• Lead the Design Team on an entire project and own major feature areas
• Provide line management to designers including performance reviews and career development
• Collaborate with Game Director to deliver the game vision
• Identify risks, blockers and inefficiencies in projects
• Drive quality via playtests, feedback, QA reports and insights
• Design game features, content and balance systems
• Coordinate with other disciplines to align development goals
• Maintain design documentation and cross-team communication
• Work with Production to prioritise features and schedule work

Kenntnisse

Lead designer

Line management

CMS games

Campaign design

Systems design

Player psychology

Presentation skills

Stakeholder communication

Design theories

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Jobbeschreibung

WHAT’S THE ROLE?

We are looking for a Lead Game Designer to join our Design team in a key leadership role, working on our portfolio of Creative Management Simulation (CMS) titles. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the game vision and translating it into compelling, high-quality game experiences.

Working as both the lead designer on a project, and supporting project leadership, you will influence key design decisions and provide line management and mentorship to members of the Design Team, helping to support their performance, career progression and long-term team development.

Interview Process

Please note that candidates invited to interview may be asked to complete a role-related assessment in their own time as part of the selection process. Further details regarding the expected time commitment will be provided in advance.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Leading the Design Team on an entire project and taking ownership of design for major feature areas.
• Providing line management to designers, including performance management, career development and mentoring.
• Working with the Game Director ensuring delivery on the game’s vision.
• Managing project risks and identifying blockers and inefficiencies.
• Driving quality using playtests, player feedback, QA reporting, and your own insights.
• Designing game features, creating in-game content and balancing game systems.
• Collaborating closely with other development disciplines to build understanding and gain alignment throughout development.
• Management of game design documentation & communication across the team.
• Working with Production to ensure effective feature prioritisation and work scheduling.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Game Design experience in a senior, lead or principal design role.
• Strong experience in leading, managing and developing designers through effective line management and mentorship.
• Strong awareness and passion for CMS games.
• Proven experience in campaign design, systems design and delivering major game features.
• Deep understanding of player psychology.
• Excellent presentation skills, and experience in presenting your ideas to stakeholders both within and outside the project.
• Knowledge of a variety of game design theories and methods.
• Experience collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams

BONUS IF YOU HAVE

• Experience working on management games.
• Knowledge of UX/UI design principles.
• Experienceof supporting and growing live games.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

You will work with talented and passionate people to support, develop or publish our sophisticated and enduring games, in a creative, collaborative and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players.

Wellbeing is a big focus at Frontier, and we are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events.

We strive to create an environment where everyone can fully demonstrate their capability and potential. If you therefore need any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.

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