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Mission Designer

About the role

Location: UK Remote or West Midlands-based
Type: Full-Time Contractor
Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.

Lead the design and delivery of missions, objectives, encounters and gameplay scenarios from initial concept through to implementation and final polish.
Define and maintain high-quality mission design standards, ensuring missions support the game’s creative vision, gameplay and narrative.
Lead, mentor and support other designers, providing constructive feedback and contributing to a collaborative and creative team environment.
Collaborate closely with programmers, artists, animators, narrative designers and producers to deliver cohesive, achievable and engaging gameplay experiences.
Create clear mission design documentation, including mission flows, objectives, encounter structures, gameplay requirements and implementation specifications.
Prototype, playtest and iterate on missions, using player feedback, team feedback and available game data to refine and improve the experience.
Identify and communicate design risks, dependencies and production challenges, working with Leads and Production to find effective solutions.
Own the end-to-end delivery of mission design work, ensuring it meets the project’s creative, gameplay and quality requirements.

Proven experience as a Senior Mission Designer, Lead Mission Designer, Senior Game Designer or equivalent within the games industry.
Strong portfolio demonstrating experience designing and delivering missions, gameplay scenarios and player experiences.
Strong understanding of mission design principles including objectives, pacing, player motivation, progression, difficulty and encounter design.
Experience working with game engines and/or proprietary development tools such as Unreal Engine, Unity or equivalent.
Excellent communication, leadership and collaboration skills, with the ability to mentor designers and work effectively across disciplines.
Strong problem-solving and playtesting skills, with the ability to take ownership of designs from concept through to final implementation.

Experience leading or mentoring a team of mission or game designers.
Experience working on AAA games or high-profile co-development projects.
Experience designing missions for action, adventure, RPG, shooter or open-world games.
Experience with Unreal Engine Blueprint, visual scripting, mission scripting or proprietary quest tools.
Experience integrating narrative, dialogue, cinematics or environmental storytelling into gameplay.
Previous shipped title(s) within a relevant game design or production pipeline.

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.

Please send through your portfolio and cover letter.
If examples are from previous works with another studio, ensure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners.
Online portfolios are preferable; showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms are accepted.
Applications can be sent to the recruitment team or directed to the provided email contact.
Recruitment team phone: 01527 958 177.

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FI2

Games & Interactive