Senior Technical Designer

1010 Games; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A gaming development studio in Warrington is seeking a Senior Technical Designer responsible for designing and implementing interactive gameplay systems using UE5. The ideal candidate will have professional experience in technical design, strong communication skills, and a background in animation. The role offers a hybrid work environment, a comprehensive health package, and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Hybrid/flexible working environment

Zero crunch time

33 days holiday

Health and Wellbeing package

Enhanced pension scheme

Company-wide bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience on at least one shipped Unreal based project.
• Mentoring and guiding other technical designers.
• Strong skills in animation and rigging.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and implement gameplay systems using UE5.
• Mentor and guide other designers in the team.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering and Design teams.

Skills

Professional experience as a Senior Technical Designer

Strong cross-team communication skills

Understanding of keyframe animation fundamentals

Experience with mentoring team members

Attention to detail and object composition

User focused thinking

Tools

UE5

Maya

Blender

C++

Job description

About Us

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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 (4 days in-office, 1 day 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