Senior Technical Designer

10:10 Games; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible schedule

33 days holiday

Private health insurance

Enhanced pension

Company bonus scheme

Job summary

10:10 Games in Warrington, UK, is seeking a Senior Technical Designer to lead the design, prototyping and implementation of interactive gameplay systems using Unreal Engine 5. You will work within a multi-disciplinary Technical Design team to ensure systems are robust, performant and visually impressive.

You will mentor other designers, collaborate with Design and Engineering, and help push technical excellence across disciplines while aligning with our people-first culture and expansion plans.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Technical Designer on at least one shipped Unreal project.
• Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills.
• Mentoring experience and ability to guide others.
• Keen eye for detail, art feel and user-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and implement interactive gameplay systems and mechanics using UE5.
• Collaborate with Design and Engineering to ensure systems meet specs and performance.
• Mentor and guide other technical designers across disciplines.
• Contribute to high visual quality and asset integration across teams.

Skills

Cross-team communication

Animation fundamentals

Mentoring

Attention to detail

User-focused

Tools

UE5 proficiency

C++ basics

Materials

PCG

Niagara

Job description

About Us

10:10 Games is an independent development studio based in the heart of Warrington, UK. 10:10 Games saw its first release in 2024 with Funko Fusion and is now gearing up for future growth with new and exciting IPs.

At 10:10 Games, we have anchored a people first culture into our studio where our team are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are building development pathways that allow us to help everyone reach the next stage of their career with our internal promotion opportunities. Having regular progression catch ups with your manager lets us always have your learning and development aspirations as a prime focus.

We also value transparency, collaboration and genuinely care about everyone’s feedback within our studio. We therefore have fortnightly company-wide stand ups and regular check in meetings with each team to ensure we are maintaining this promise.

We have a passionate Outreach programme that we love everyone to get involved with! We have already partnered with Women in Games, Grads in Games, Into Games and more. We are an inclusive studio that believe strongly in opening the doors into the industry, so we provide opportunities within local universities, colleges and schools through our work experience, internships and apprenticeships.

We are growing our team rapidly over the next few months, so this is an amazing opportunity to come and join our people-first culture and be part of our exciting expansion!

As an equal opportunity employer at 10:10 Games we treat all job applications equally, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic.

About The Role

As a Senior Technical Designer at 10:10 Games, you will be responsible for the design, prototyping & implementation of interactive gameplay systems & mechanics that leverage UE5’s latest tech.

You will work as part of the multi-skilled Technical Design team made up of staff with animation, art & design backgrounds created to ensure interactive assets not only function well from an interactive perspective but also look visually outstanding.

You will mentor and guide other technical designers and push to improve technical understanding and expertise across other disciplines.

You will work closely with other teams such as Design & Engineering to ensure systems not only fit designs specifications, but also leverage best use of C++ classes, components & functions with consideration for best practices and performance.

What We're Looking For

• You have professional experience as a Senior Technical Designer working on at least one shipped Unreal based project
• You have strong cross-team communication skills
• You have a good understanding of keyframe animation fundamentals and are confident with animating & rigging in UE5, Maya, Blender or similar
• Experience with mentoring & guiding other team members
• You have a keen eye for attention to detail, object composition and have an interest in Art.
• You are the type of person that is user focussed and regularly thinks outside of the box.

Bonus Points

• You have experience and/or knowledge of programming fundamentals in C++
• Experience with Materials, PCG & Niagara
• You have experience writing documentation for tools/workflows/good working practices
• You have hands‑on experience with UE5’s platform profiling tools
• Experience with people management

Benefits & Perks

• Hybrid/flexible working environment (3 days in-office, 2 days remote)
• Zero crunch time
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Health and Wellbeing package (Private health insurance, EAP, long-term illness cover)
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Company-wide bonus scheme