Lead Game Designer

Glowmade; Guildford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and independent game studio, where your creativity can shine! As a Lead Game Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of an exciting multiplayer cooperative action game. Collaborate closely with the design director and a passionate team to define the game's core concepts, prototype features, and empower your fellow designers. This is a unique opportunity to contribute significantly to both the game and the company culture, where every voice matters. Whether you prefer working onsite or remotely, your passion for games and innovative thinking will help unlock the imagination of players worldwide.

Qualifications

• Experience in senior/lead design roles with shipped games.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define the shape and scope of the game with the team.
• Document and communicate features and systems across teams.
• Prototype and develop core features in the editor.

Skills

Game Design

Communication Skills

Critical Feedback

Collaboration

Prototyping

Job description

Hello, we’re Glowmade! We’re an independant, exciting company and the goal of our games is to unlock people's imagination and help them express themselves in wonderful, fun ways. Right now we’re busy working on King of Meat, a multiplayer cooperative action game releasing this year - watch the trailer here!

We are looking for a Lead Game Designer to join our team and play a crucial role in the development of our next project. Reporting to the company’s design director Mike Green, you’ll be working closely with him to develop the core design concepts for this new game, and collaborating with the whole team to realise this vision.

From day one we would like you to…

1. Jump headfirst into the project, defining the shape and scope of the game in collaboration with other designers and producers
2. Document and communicate features and systems to all teams across the studio
3. Get hands-on in the editor to prototype, develop and balance core features
4. Empower other members of the design team to grow and excel in their roles
5. Work with stakeholders both inside and outside of the studio to understand requirements for the game, studio and publisher.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will…

1. Have shipped multiple games in senior / lead design roles
2. Have experience and understanding of multiple design disciplines
3. Be a great communicator, with excellent written and verbal skills
4. Be a great listener, able to take on and provide critical feedback
5. Have a passion for games, and the type of games we love to make

A few more bits...

This is an opportunity for you to make a significant contribution not only to the game but to our team and the company. Everyone at Glowmade has a voice, and it’s important to us that you feel empowered and are given the time and space to use it.

We’re based in Guildford, UK, and are interested in both onsite and remote candidates. We offer competitive wages and we are an actively equal opportunities employer. If all of the above sounds exciting and you think you can fill this pivotal role, please get in touch. No agencies please!