Senior Game Designer

DesignHybrid Remote,

Leamington Spa,

United Kingdom

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Description

Playground Games is looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our Fable team on a permanent basis.

About us:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are making games that are accessible, beautiful, and fun. We are rebooting the Fable franchise and expanding our team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

About the role:

As a Senior Game Designer, you will own and drive key areas of the design, contribute to the development of processes and pipelines and be a reliable, autonomous member of the team. You will act as a champion of quality across the game. You must be flexible, highly motivated, and approachable.

Our ideal candidate is an experienced Designer who is passionate about their craft, skilled in all aspects of Game Design, demonstrates a willingness to be hands on and has the track record to prove it.

This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

What you’ll do:

• Use our custom, propriety engine and tools to implement systems and features to the highest standard and deliver on the vision of the project.

• Create and maintain high-quality feature and system designs.

• Work with a highly motivated, talented cross-discipline team.

What you’ll bring:

• Full development cycle industry experience in game design positions – ideally on a high-profile published AAA title

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong ability to design game systems and mechanics and align other disciplines around design intent

• Demonstrable implementation experience using scripting tools or similar

• A strong ability to identify and solve problems throughout all stages of development

• Interest in collaborating within a team of diverse perspectives

• An effective capability to be a highly reliable, autonomous member of the team

• A demonstrable track record of quality in your previous work

• A genuine passion for games

• Text-based scripting ability in C++, C# or similar is desired but not essential

This is a fantastic opportunity to make world-class games with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.

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