Senior Gameplay Designer

Hangar 13; Brighton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a passionate Gameplay Designer to craft engaging gameplay features and mechanics. In this dynamic role, you will own significant aspects of player character controls and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure a fun and compelling player experience. Your expertise in balance tuning and familiarity with Unreal Engine will be essential as you pitch and polish innovative gameplay ideas. Join a diverse and inclusive team dedicated to pushing boundaries and creating memorable AAA titles. If you thrive on curiosity and creativity, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in Gameplay Design with shipped AAA titles.
• Strong understanding of game mechanics and player engagement.

Responsibilities

• Own and iterate on player mechanics from ideation to implementation.
• Collaborate with diverse teams to enhance gameplay features.

Skills

Game Design Principles

Balance Tuning

Creative Problem-Solving

Technical Challenges Resolution

Documentation Skills

Collaboration Skills

Tools

Unreal Engine

Confluence

Job description

What We Need:

Hangar 13 is in search of an experienced and highly skilled Gameplay Designer who has a passion for creating compelling gameplay features and mechanics.

What You Will Do:

• Own large portions of the player character such as controls, camera and various player mechanics from initial ideation to final implementation
• Pitch, prototype and polish gameplay ideas for core combat and moment-to-moment gameplay
• Evangelize gameplay features to the rest of the team and help develop best practices for other team members working with them
• Ensure that players can understand and use the features in fun and compelling ways
• Analyse, validate and incorporate feedback from the team and external user testing
• Collaborate in cross-discipline pods to implement, tune and balance gameplay systems
• Author and maintain design documentation

Who We Think Will Be A Good Fit:

• Passion for owning and iterating on fun mechanics that will engage players
• Experience and deep working knowledge of balance tuning
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration is second nature to you, and you know how to use diverse opinions to bring the best out of your features
• Experience working with Unreal Engine
• Shipped one or more AAA game titles in a Gameplay / 3Cs Design role or similar

Skills:

• A good understanding of game design principles, metrics and mechanics
• Ability to drive prioritization and scheduling of work for owned feature(s)
• Creative problem-solving skills, able to consider both the details and the bigger picture
• Can independently understand and solve technical challenges related to your features
• Strong documentation skills, proficiency with Wiki systems or Confluence is a plus
• Strong collaboration skills, able to work well with team members from other disciplines and in other locations

Who We Are:

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio based in four locations: Novato (California), Brighton (UK), and Brno & Prague (Czech Republic), working collaboratively as one team.

Each of our locations provides the opportunity to Bravely Create on big-budget, AAA console titles in a diverse and inclusive environment.

At Hangar 13, we want people driven by curiosity — Visionaries who aren’t afraid to explore new territory. Intrepid individuals who embrace the weird, the challenging, the unconventional.

We’re continuing to build a space that empowers you to take risks and redefine what’s possible,

Where your inquisitive nature is nourished —

A home for people who aren’t satisfied with what is, but who are obsessed by what could be.

And together, we’ll Bravely Create