Senior Technical Designer

Talk Recruitment; Royal Leamington Spa; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Allowance / Assistance

Paid Overtime

Private Health Cover

Gym / Health Club Memberships

Life Assurance Scheme / Critical Ill/I

Job summary

Talk Recruitment is seeking a Senior Technical Designer for a Warwickshire-based voxel-based game platform, with remote work considered. The role involves designing and implementing Hub gameplay alongside a Level Designer and other team members to deliver engaging content.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in gameplay scripting, strong Lua scripting experience, and a portfolio of release-quality gameplay within a team. Leamington Spa area hosts a vibrant gaming scene and growth potential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years professional experience in gameplay scripting or technical design.
• Deep experience with developing complex systems through Lua scripting.
• Experience whiteboxing game levels.
• Portfolio demonstrating a proven track record of delivering release-quality gameplay experiences as part of a team.

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.

Skills

Lua scripting

Gameplay scripting

Playtesting

Tools

HTML/CSS/JS

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).

• 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:

• 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.