Senior Technical Designer

Talk Recruitment; Royal Leamington Spa; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming developer is looking for a Senior Technical Designer to innovate on their voxel-based game creation platform. This role offers a chance to work on exciting projects in a dynamic environment while enjoying flexible work hours and a strong company culture focused on employee well-being.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Private Health Cover

Gym / Health Club Membership

Life Assurance Scheme

Regular team lunches and company events

Relocation Allowance / Assistance

Office stocked with snacks

Qualifications

• 3+ years professional experience in gameplay scripting or technical design.
• Deep experience with Lua scripting for complex game systems.
• Portfolio demonstrating release-quality gameplay experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and oversee gameplay design and implementation for the platform's Hub.
• Prototype gameplay ideas to illustrate concepts.
• Oversee playtesting and iterate designs based on generated data.

Skills

Gameplay scripting

Technical design

Lua scripting

Whiteboxing

Understanding of game genres

UI elements creation

Job description

Senior Technical Designer– Computer Games / Video Games - Warwickshire

Fantastic opportunity for a Senior Technical Designer to join and progress with an Award Winning and fast-growing Gaming Developer.

Seeking a Senior Technical Designer to create games and other content withinour clients voxel-based game creation platform,that will inspire player engagement.

LOCATION:Warwickshire - REMOTE WORK ALSO CONSIDERED

Based in Leamington Spa, known as one of the UK’s biggest Gaming hub locations.

Not only is this location the hot spot for a career in gaming, it is also a nice place to live.

What makes it GREAT?

-Company has very low staff turnover, Excellent sign that they look after their staff.

-Recent Award for “Best Places to Work 2019 & 2020”

-Unique projects, shaping the future of gaming.

-A highly successful and profitable business, a stable employer where you can progress your career for the long term.

-Fantastic company culture, big enough to keep you busy, but small enough to know your name, excellent option if you are fed up with being treated like just another number.

-Top company benefits and great working environment.

-Flexible working hours.

-Ethical business with strong values

-A reputation for promoting good work life balance and also a good social environment, with plenty of lunchtime social activities organised by staff, including board games, a table tennis league and a running club.

COMPANY:

Based in Warwickshire my client is a fast-growing gaming developer working on exciting projects with a long-term pipeline of work to fuel further growth of the business and your career.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

In this role you will be responsible for the design and implementation of this employers platform’s Hub, working alongside a Level Designer or Environment Artist and supported by other members of the Development Team (including audio and UI support).

Responsibilities

• Own and oversee the Hub gameplay design and implementation
• Complete reusable scripted gameplay to a high level of polish
• Prototype gameplay designs to illustrate concepts
• Oversee playtesting and use generated data to iterate design
• Generate paper designs for sign-off by stakeholders

Requirements

• 3+ years professional experience in gameplay scripting, technical design, or equivalent
• Deep experience with developing complex systems through Lua scripting
• Experience whiteboxing game levels
• Interest in and understanding of a broad variety of game genres and styles
• Understanding of different audiences and their goals/drivers
• A portfolio demonstrating a proven track record of delivering release-quality gameplay experiences as part of a team

Desirable

• Previous experience in creating and manipulating voxel-based environments
• Experience in independently delivering gameplay experiences
• HTML/CSS/JS skills for creation of UI elements
• Environment and level-building to final quality
• Experience working with UGC editors (eg Roblox)
• Experience working within structured production processes

REMUNERATION:

The successful Technical Designer will receive:

-Competitive Basic Salary

-Flexible Working Hours

-Relocation Allowance / Assistance

-Paid Overtime

-Private Health Cover

-Gym / Health Club Memberships

-Life Assurance Scheme / Critical Illness & Income Protection

-Digital Allowance

-Office Kitchen fully stocked with snacks and treats.

-Regular team lunches, company funded trips and events.

To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now.

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