Game Designer

Company Overview

FuturLab is an award-winning game studio behind PowerWash Simulator, the Velocity series, Peaky Blinders Mastermind, and other titles. The studio fosters an inclusive and welcoming culture.

Role Summary

The Game Designer will assist in all aspects of game design, including concept development, context setting, level design, and reward balancing. The role involves working across various disciplines to ensure high gameplay standards. The position is suited for a motivated problem solver with a genuine interest in making unorthodox gameplay experiences.

Responsibilities

• Write clear and concise game design documents.
• Participate in all aspects of game design including brainstorming, prototyping, tuning, gameplay pacing, level design, user-experience, and difficulty curve balancing.
• Iterate upon and provide feedback to game content to ensure the best player experience.
• Analyse and improve upon existing content, game mechanics, and features based on playability and project goals.
• Research, develop, and design new game content and features.
• Work to ensure that games are engaging and fun.

Requirements

• Over a year employed as a game designer working on at least one commercial game.
• Understanding and working knowledge of the Unity game engine.
• Ability to passionately pursue creative ideals without being precious.
• Able and keen to seek feedback and criticism from any source.
• Capacity to iterate many times to improve existing content and features.
• Ability to objectively debate the virtues of particular game features and ideas.
• General understanding of game design and development.
• Ability to work both individually and in a small team.
• Excellent communication skills with a friendly and positive demeanour.
• Self-motivating and diligent.
• Must hold a valid UK work Visa.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
• Performance-related bonus.
• Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm (No weekends, no overtime, no crunch).
• 27 days of paid annual leave:
  • 21 standard days.
  • 3 days over the Christmas closure.
  • 2 discretionary 'Duvet Days'.
  • 1 day for birthday.
  • 8 UK bank holidays.
  • 1 extra day for the company-specific FuturLab bank holiday.
• Opportunities to attend and speak at gaming events/conferences.
• Free MS Game Pass or PS+ subscription.
• Free game codes, game swag, and merchandise.
• Bike2work scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity: 9 months full pay (statutory benefit topped up by company).
• Paternity leave: 8 weeks full pay.
• Enhanced Sick Pay.
• Enhanced Pension.
• Remote therapy service through Spill:
  • 8 x 50-minute virtual sessions over 6 months.
  • Unlimited ‘ask a therapist’ text questions.
• Eye tests and standard glasses for display work.

Equal Opportunities

FuturLab is committed to an inclusive culture and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. The company is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process as required; requests should be included in the application.