Senior Designer

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Role: We are seeking a seasoned and creative Senior Game Designer to lead the design initiatives for our co-development projects. As a Senior Game Designer, you will play a crucial role in shaping gameplay mechanics, systems, and overall player experiences. Leveraging your expertise , you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior designers, and ensure that our games deliver immersive, engaging, and memorable experiences.

Responsibilities:   Lead the development of innovative gameplay mechanics, systems, and features that align with the game s creative vision and narrative.

Working directly with clients, take their vision and design / delegate features to our internal team and manage their development.

Design and balance gameplay systems, progression loops, economies, and other core mechanics to ensure a satisfying and rewarding player experience.

Create engaging and immersive levels, including layouts, encounters, and environmental storytelling, that enhance player exploration and interaction.

Collaborate with writers and narrative designers to seamlessly integrate gameplay elements with the overarching narrative, ensuring a cohesive player experience.

Implement strategies to optimize player engagement, retention, and overall satisfaction through effective gameplay design and mechanics.

Continuously analyse and adjust game parameters, difficulty curves, and progression to achieve optimal player satisfaction and gameplay balance.

Provide mentorship and guidance to junior designers, nurturing their skills and fostering their growth within the team.

Collaborate effectively with team members and iterate on game design elements based on feedback to achieve the desired gameplay objectives.

Essential: 3+ years of experience as a Game Designer in the video game industry, with a proven track record of contributing to successful game projects.

A comprehensive portfolio showcasing your senior game design expertise, including examples of gameplay mechanics, systems, levels, and any relevant game-related work.

Design Tools Proficiency: Proficiency in industry-standard game design tools and software, such as Unity, Unreal Engine, or equivalent, as well as design documentation tools.

Analytical and Critical Thinking: Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to assess and improve gameplay elements, systems, and player experiences.

Collaborative Mindset: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate seamlessly within cross-disciplinary teams and provide effective guidance.

Passion for Gaming: A deep passion for video games and a keen understanding of player behaviour and engagement mechanics Desirable: Experience delivering feature sets within a co-development studio.

Experience designing and balancing AI within a released title.

Experience leading a feature set and driving development of features with the art, engineering and design teams.

What We Offer: Based just outside Birmingham, Flix is made up of welcoming, passionate, active gamers that support one another in all aspects of development. We offer you 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 AAA titles and IP with globally reputable studio and publisher partners.

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

Learn 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.

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.

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.

Your application will be stored on a private cloud based online system for processing. If you would like us to update, delete or refine your application please email info@flixinteractive.com. Your request will be appended within 30 days of receiving your email.

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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