Lead Gameplay Designer

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Role ID: FLX-R205 Role: We’re looking for a Lead Melee Combat Designer to own and develop a fluid, impactful melee combat experience inspired by Shadow of Mordor and God of War .

You’ll take combat from initial concepts through prototyping, production and final polish, shaping both the player’s abilities and the enemies they face. Working primarily in Unreal Engine, you’ll combine creative ideas with a strong sense of timing, flow and game feel to make combat intuitive, varied and rewarding in both solo and co-op play.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You’ll initially lead by example through the prototype phase, with the potential to build and manage a design team as development grows.

Responsibilities: Own the combat design from paper concepts to final implementation, setting a clear direction in collaboration with the Game Director.

Build, test, and refine combat directly in Unreal Engine, working closely with the Senior Technical Animator and programmers.

Design player movesets, abilities, enemy behaviours, bosses and combat encounters that create depth, variety and meaningful choices.

Tune attacks, combos, defensive actions, hit reactions and targeting, with close attention to responsiveness, timing, spacing and flow.

Shape animation timing, transitions and gameplay integration alongside the Senior Technical Animator.

Balance combat for solo and co-op play, keeping different player counts, complementary abilities and enemy interactions in mind.

Keep combat engaging throughout the game through new enemies, abilities, encounters and evolving tactical challenges.

Explore new ideas through focused prototypes, playtesting and iteration.

Communicate designs clearly, maintain practical documentation and take responsibility for delivering polished results.

Help establish the combat design team as the project grows, potentially taking on recruitment, mentoring and line management.

Essential: 7+ years of professional experience designing melee combat, including ownership of combat systems on at least one shipped title.

Expert practical knowledge of Unreal Engine, with strong Blueprint skills and the ability to independently build, debug and tune character combat.

A strong working understanding of Unreal’s animation systems, including Animation Blueprints, state machines, blend spaces, montages, animation notifies, root motion, motion matching, motion warping, IK and Control Rig.

Confidence adjusting animation implementation and timing to improve combat feel, in close collaboration with animation specialists.

A strong understanding of player combat, enemy design and encounter balance, with a clear feel for anticipation, impact, recovery and combat rhythm.

Experience designing and balancing multiplayer combat, with an understanding of the challenges of co-op play.

The ability to create combat variety and sustain player interest across a full game.

A creative, experimental approach, supported by sound judgement and a willingness to test, adapt or discard ideas.

Demonstrated ability to lead from the front, take ownership and move work forward independently.

Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach to working across disciplines.

Desirable: Experience with Unreal’s Gameplay Ability System and networked gameplay systems.

Experience shipping a game with both solo and co-op combat.

Experience growing, mentoring or managing a design team.

Familiarity with animation production and motion capture workflows.

C++ experience, particularly within Unreal Engine.

What We Offer: Based just outside Birmingham, Flix is made up of welcoming, passionate, active gamers who support one another in all aspects of development. We offer you:   Private health and dental care.

20 days A/L plus additional leave over the Christmas period.

Team social and events, including board game nights and charity fundraises.

Two company-wide parties a year, all expenses paid.

Employee Assistance Programme.

Fully remote working.

Gamepass or PS Plus Subscription.

Flexible core hours.

On top of that, here’s more:   The opportunity to join a friendly, nurturing work environment with the opportunity to build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio.

Work on market-leading titles and IP with globally reputable studios and publisher partners.

Being part of a sustainably growing game developer studio as we consciously expand our team and projects on a case-by-case basis.

Learning within an independent studio across a wide range of projects and opportunities both internal and external.

Application: Please send through your portfolio and cover letter. If your examples are from previous works with another studio, please make sure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable, otherwise we accept showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms.

Please share examples of melee combat systems you’ve designed and implemented, ideally including footage from a shipped game.

Explain your contribution, the key design decisions and how playtesting shaped the final result. We’d particularly like to see examples that demonstrate strong combat feel, creative problem-solving and hands-on Unreal Engine work.

Send your application to – careers@flixinteractive.com If you love making games and you would like to contribute to a team and project where your drive and skills will be welcomed and encouraged, then we would love to hear from you.

For more information visit our site –  Flix Interactive Alternatively, call our recruitment team on –  01527 958 177 GDPR COMPLIANCE – When applying for this job you re authorising Flix Interactive to store your application information and distribute it to the appropriate email inboxes of senior team members in order to review your role eligibility.

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Please note – In compliance with GDPR law your data will be used for recruitment purposes only. We are unable to accept candidates requiring visa sponsorship for this opportunity at this time.

Flix Interactive Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership status. We also encourage applications from underrepresented groups in the gaming industry.

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