Senior Game Designer

JR United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming studio in the North East is seeking a Senior Game Designer to craft a new mobile title, requiring strong mobile games expertise. This role involves designing in-game features, pricing strategies, and leveraging data for optimal player experience, with the flexibility of 100% remote or hybrid work options.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Pension

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity packages

Life and health insurance

Free games/merch

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Experience as Economy Designer/Monetization Designer/Game Designer.
• At least one mobile title shipped.
• Experience with in-game stores and events.

Responsibilities

• Design the in-game store, power-ups, and micro-transaction balancing.
• Analyze purchasing behaviors and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Develop special events and promotions for in-game items.

Skills

Mobile experience

Analytical thinking

Game balancing

Mentoring

Job description

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Game Designer (Live Ops) – VR and Games Studio – North East

A North East based Games studio are currently looking for a Senior Game Designer to work on a new mobile title. The studio have a massive portfolio of titles on Console and VR Platforms, some of which are based on huge box-office IP’s. The studio is renowned in the Console/VR industry for creating high end games and have continually set the bar in the market on both single and multiplayer titles.

The studio are now delving into the world of Mobile Games and need an experienced Designer to help them build a new game. You will be tasked with designing the in-game store, power-ups, micro-transaction positioning and balancing these against the player feedback and behaviour. The ideal candidate will understand the mobile games market and have good knowledge of metrics and analytical thinking; you will be in the front-seat of designing the core features, which the players will interact with.

You will be analysing the purchasing behaviours and provide data driven recommendations in order to tune pricing/positioning and overall improve the performance of the games, you will also have a hand in developing special events/promotions for these items too.

The studio offers a range of benefits which include, flexible working hours, pension, enhanced Maternity and Paternity packages, life and health insurance, free games/merch and a generous holiday allowance. This role is 100% remote working (indefinitely) or can be hybrid if you prefer some onsite days.

You must be based in and eligible to work in the UK, to apply for this role.

Requirements

• Held the title of Economy Designer/Monetisation Designer/Game Designer or similar
• Strong Mobile experience with at least one mobile title shipped
• Experience of designing in-game stores such as pricing and balancing
• Past experience of designing in-game events
• Reporting and live metrics experience
• Past mentoring and Leadership experience would be a bonus

This is an amazing opportunity to work with a studio, who are working on something new and fresh, which you will play a huge part of designing.