Type: Permanent

Location: Remote within the UK

We're developing a playful, physics-based game, and are looking for a Lead Designer to join the team.

This is a hands-on role working directly in the engine, where you have an opportunity to define and shape the gameplay and overall design.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the level design for the game, from prototype through to polished.
• Collaborating closely with programmers to design, iterate and polish the feel of gameplay systems and mechanics.
• Developing fun, engaging and thought-provoking gameplay & puzzles.
• Taking ownership of levels, designing and developing these, ensuring the flow feels paced and varied.
• Considering the meta game and how the content comes together as an overall player experience.
• Prototyping, creating, iterating, polishing and bug-fixing design content.
• Creating inspiring level layouts and compositions, taking into account player progression and vistas to guide the player.
• Proactively contributing ideas and feedback to help us develop a great player experience.
• Providing constructive feedback to the design team to ensure a fun and high-quality player experience, upholding the game direction.
• Collaborating closely with Art, providing direction and feedback to ensure that art is clean, readable and cohesive with gameplay requirements.
• Playtesting the game, providing constructive feedback and problem solving.
• Ensuring that the content developed meets technical requirements.
• Continually looking for ways to improve design processes.

You have:

• A vivid imagination, creative spark and logical thinking.
• A drive to create innovative, intriguing and expressive gameplay. 
• A determination to push the quality and drive forward the game vision.
• Prior experience in a Senior or Leadership design position.
• Have shipped at least 1 PC or Console game, preferably in a similar genre.
• Developed, or have a great passion / knowledge of physics-based games, and co-op games.
• Hands-on in-engine implementation skills, with the knowledge and confidence to work independently in Unity.
• A love for playing a variety of PC and Console games, and staying-up-to-date.
• Comfortable working with version control and have done so before (preferably Git).
• Preferably some C# scripting skills.

If you think you’re Pretty Cool, please apply by sharing with us:

• Your current or most recent position.
• Any relevant games you’ve worked on, and specifically what you developed in those games.
• Your portfolio, which must demonstrate strong level design.
• When you’d be available to start.
• That you’re UK based, with the right to work in the UK.