Game Designer

Location: Bath, UK, Hybrid or Remote within 1-2 hours of the UK timezone.

Meeple Corp is seeking an experienced Game Designer to help bring multiple established IPs to major digital platforms. You’ll play a key role in translating tabletop games into engaging digital experiences, shaping the overall user experience and metagame systems while balancing brand authenticity with intuitive digital mechanics. Working closely with our small, collaborative team, you’ll help bring high-profile board game titles to life in a culture that values flexibility, shared responsibility, and a passion for quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Define clear, intuitive game flows and user experience structures for new and existing digital adaptations, considering core game loops, onboarding pacing, and the general end to end flow.
• Clearly communicate your thinking, system logic, and UX solutions to the internal dev team throughout the design process.
• Balance ruleset clarity, usability, and established IP guidelines to ensure complex tabletop mechanics translate into a robust and polished digital user experience.
• Design and document engaging metagame systems (player progression, collections, achievements, reward loops) and build detailed wireframes for in-game UX.
• Maintain a strong awareness of accessibility constraints, player onboarding, and long-term engagement considerations across target digital platforms.
• Lead playtesting sessions and continuously critique the game state throughout development to identify usability bottlenecks and friction points.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Game Designer with at least 3-5 years experience.
• A love for the physical board game space.
• Ability to independently translate physical tabletop rulesets and brand materials into designs for coherent, engaging digital game flows and metagame systems.
• Expertise in defining and executing metagame loops, game flow architecture, and systemic UX principles.
• High level of creativity and demonstrated ability to solve complex design hurdles within the constraints of the physical brand.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills for presenting and explaining design decisions to cross-functional teams and IP stakeholders.
• An understanding of LLMs and how to use them effectively in the game development pipeline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with digital tabletop or IP-driven titles.

What’s on offer

• Company equity is available and will vary depending on skill and experience.
• Be part of a driven team, creating real value for our users.
• Competitive pay based on location, skills, and experience.
• Choose from remote, hybrid, or an office-based option with our Bath studio.
• Quarterly team meets up which could be at Essen Spiel, UK Games Expo or anywhere in the UK.