Senior External Game Designer - 6-Month FTC - (UK Only - Remote/Hybrid-Brighton)

Core 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.
• 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.