Senior External Game Designer — Lead External Projects

FuturLab Ltd; United States; Remote; USD 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance related bonus

27 days annual leave (pro-rated forFTC

Office culture & events

Job summary

FuturLab is looking for an experienced Senior External Game Designer to oversee the design of externally developed projects. Working with the Design Director, you will own the design vision and guide external teams to deliver distinctive gameplay experiences.

You will define design goals, assess risks, and provide detailed feedback throughout development. This six-month fixed-term contract requires a strong eye for detail and a passion for crafting unique experiences.

Qualifications

• A passion for playing and creating games.
• Employed as a Game Designer on at least one commercial game from conception to completion.
• Excellent understanding and working knowledge of the Unity game engine.
• Demonstrable level design experience.
• Demonstrable experience in providing detailed verbal and written feedback for other designers’ work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to liaise effectively with all game development disciplines.
• Deep understanding of game design and mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the design vision and quality of a portfolio of externally developed game projects.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure each project is aligned with product, franchise and company goals.
• Define design goals, pillars, principles and requirements for each project.
• Identify and document the success criteria for each project.
• Forsee risks or issues with a game’s design or feature before implementation and provide clear reports on these for review by internal stakeholders.
• Provide clear verbal and written feedback throughout the development of each project.
• Assess and provide the suitable level of hands-on involvement for each project and each development stage within them.
• Empower the external teams to take ownership of the design as much as possible.
• Recognise and adapt when a project needs an adjustment to their level of design input.
• Review and feedback on design documentation, specifications and feature designs at an implementation level.
• Work with external designers to solve design problems and optimize the gameplay experience.
• Identify risks or gaps to the design and work with the external partners to resolve them, escalating to the Design Director if necessary.
• Regularly play and assess the projects and use feedback from internal playtest sessions to inform design decisions and improvements.
• Ensure external partners always understand and meet the high-level creative goals of the project.
• Assist with design work on internal projects when necessary.

Skills

Game design

Level design

Communication

Collaboration

Feedback delivery

Tools

Unity

Job description

FuturLab is looking for an experienced Senior External Game Designer to oversee the design of externally developed projects. Working with the Design Director, you will own the design vision and guide external teams to deliver distinctive gameplay experiences.

You will define design goals, assess risks, and provide detailed feedback throughout development. This six-month fixed-term contract requires a strong eye for detail and a passion for crafting unique experiences.