Senior External Game Designer – External Partnerships Lead

eTAGZ; Brighton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Paid leave 27 days

Game events attendance

MS Game Pass / PS+

Game codes and merchandise

Bike to work

Enhanced Pension

Job summary

FuturLab is seeking an experienced Senior External Game Designer to oversee the design of externally developed projects on a 6-month fixed term contract. Working with the Design Director, you will guide external teams, determine design goals, and ensure alignment with product and franchise objectives.

You will also contribute to internal projects as needed, playing a pivotal role in shaping gameplay experiences and identifying risks early in development.

Qualifications

• A passion for playing and creating games.
• Employed as a Game Designer on at least one commercial game from conception to completion.
• Excellent understanding and working knowledge of the Unity game engine.
• Demonstrable level design experience.
• Demonstrable experience in providing detailed verbal and written feedback for other designers' work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to liaise with all game development disciplines.
• Deep understanding of game design and mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the design vision for externally developed games.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align with goals.
• Define design goals, pillars, and requirements for each project.
• Identify success criteria for each project.
• Provide clear feedback throughout development.
• Assess level of hands-on involvement per project/stage.
• Empower external teams to own the design.
• Review design docs, specs, and feature designs.
• Work with external designers to solve design problems.
• Play and assess projects using internal playtests to inform decisions.
• Ensure external partners meet high-level creative goals.
• Assist with design work on internal projects when necessary.

Skills

Level design

Feedback skills

Game design basics

Communication

Tools

Unity

Job description

FuturLab is seeking an experienced Senior External Game Designer to oversee the design of externally developed projects on a 6-month fixed term contract. Working with the Design Director, you will guide external teams, determine design goals, and ensure alignment with product and franchise objectives.

You will also contribute to internal projects as needed, playing a pivotal role in shaping gameplay experiences and identifying risks early in development.