Mid-Lead Game Designers

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About Keywords Studios

Keywords Studios is the leading provider of creative and technical services to over 950 clients, including major AAA developers and publishers such as Microsoft, Bandai Namco, and PlayStation. With a global network of 75+ studios, we co-develop games and provide comprehensive support across all aspects of game development including Localization, QA, Audio Services, Art Production, Game Development, Marketing services and much more.

About the Role

We’re looking to bring on board talented game designers across various specialties to join our team and bring their unique touch to renowned game titles. These roles are based across the UK in four different locations: London, Portsmouth, Edinburgh and Liverpool.

If you\’re ready to make an impact in the gaming industry and help shape the future of gaming, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to collaborate on AAA Game Development
• Keep to project vision for best practices, methodologies used and quality benchmark.
• Staying up to date with new technologies.
• Assisting and mentoring other designers in your areas of expertise
• Ensure Consistency and Quality.
• Problem-Solve and Innovate.

Minimum Requirements

Lead Designers

• Experience working as a Lead Designer on AAA 3D Action console games.
• Experience with Level, Player Character, Enemy design, and all aspects of 3D Action game design.
• Experience of designing First and/or Third Person shooters.
• Worked on and shipped at least two games.
• Able to take ownership and drive forward all design aspects.
• Highly proficient in using Unreal 5.
• Have a solid understanding of all disciplines.
• Able to communicate effectively with our clients and maintain a strong relationship with them.

Level Designers

• Experience working as a designer in on at least two published console titles.
• A strong grasp of level flow, metrics & pacing.
• A good visual eye for scene setting, sight lines, vistas and areas of interest.
• Proven experience working within Unreal Engine 4 or 5, as well as with Blueprinting.
• Experience of greyboxing levels to a professional standard.
• Experience in scripting gameplay content in levels such as events, interactions and encounters.
• Experience with enemy placement/spawn points.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a creative and multidisciplinary team.
• Level design experience for third person action games is a benefit.
• Experience of mentoring more junior Level Designers.

Combat Designers

• Experience as a Combat Designer on at least one published AAA console title, preferably FPS.
• Strong knowledge of AI behaviour, combat mechanics, and encounter design.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine 5, including Blueprint scripting.
• Ability to rapidly prototype and iterate within the engine.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Game Designers

• A strong, allrounder senior game designer with experience across a broad range of game design skills: Level Design, Gameplay Design, Systems Design and with the technical ability to implement them in game engines.
• Experience working as a Game Designer on at least three published games in a multidisciplinary team.
• A proven track record in making console games with experience with PC games nice to have.
• Be willing to take ownership and drive forward design in their areas of responsibility.
• Be a creative thinker and problem solver able to provide new ideas and solutions.
• Unreal 4 experience is a must.
• Have a solid understanding of all disciplines.
• You will need to have plenty of experience of dealing with team, clients and publishers and have demonstrable verbal communication skills.
• Must have an absolute passion for games.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Projects aligned with your expertise
• Collaborate with industry leaders on AAA titles
• Professional growth opportunities
• Dedicated to diversity and inclusion
• Additional perks: cycle-to-work, IT schemes, pensions, healthcare, social events, and more.

Diversity Commitment

Keywords Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice.

Role Information: EN

Location: Europe, United Kingdom

Area of Work: Design

Service: Create

Employment Type: Full Time

Working Pattern: On-site

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