Senior Game Designer - 6 month fixed term contract

This opening is for a fixed-term contract starting at 6 months, with the possibility of becoming a permanent role.
Must be based in the UK.
Option for Fully Remote or in Studio [Dundee].

Why Hyper Luminal Games?

“Joining a company and a team in the games industry is exciting and daunting in equal measure! Here at Hyper Luminal Games there is no ‘deep end’ to drop you into, you will be supported by the team from minute one.  No question is bad on the learning journey you will take to improve your skills and create great work, we have your back. 

We have so many different projects and genres that we are sure we have something that fits you perfectly! It will be engaging and fun, development and creativity are the essence of having fun. We don’t stifle creativity; in fact, we continuously encourage it. You won’t be working in a cubicle and there’s no expectation of silence, engage and interact as much as you like! 

Experiencing ‘ownership’ of a particular part of your project or work is critical. At Hyper Luminal we will make sure that you are getting as much satisfaction from not only learning something new, but ‘bossing’ it in a way that means you are building a great foundation of experience and development knowledge. Although, we won’t give you too much too soon, pacing the learning is key. When you’ve nailed a particular part of your project and its task, it will be recognised, the studio understands how important recognition is.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with the latest game engine technologies, ensuring the games and designs we deliver are of the highest quality. You’ll have the capability to influence design choices on big brand games and original IP. You’ll be responsible for delivering expert design across all areas of our games.

You are encouraged to be as good as you can be and there are systems in place within the studio to support you to do just that. Incremental improvement is our aim and all team members are involved in what and how that evolves. 

If this feels like a place where you can thrive and grow, with the team, the projects and the studio, then apply for this position and let’s explore working together!”

Experience

Essential

• 5+ years game design experience and expertise having worked on multiple projects  across all stages of game development from concept to implementation, to user testing and beyond.
• Extensive knowledge of games industry working practices and an overall passion for gaming.
• Ability to drive high quality feature and content execution by reviewing and supervising development.
• Excellent at generating ideas, pitching designs with an ability to deliver outcomes through rapid prototyping and iterative development.
• Experience in designing, prototyping and developing levels in-engine.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Unity engine. 
• Excellent communication and ability to work to deadlines within a team environment.
• Excellent documentation skills including mock-ups, flow charts, prototyping or similar.
• Familiar with project planning suite - JIRA etc.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience designing and building great games that players love.
• An enthusiasm for level design and hands-on engine work.
• Ability to work well as a key vision holder across multiple projects.
• Traditional pipeline of learning through a University Environment.
  
  

Skills and Abilities

• A willingness to take on all aspects of game design, from being individually focused on high-concept tasks to tweaking and balancing levels or game data in engine.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to manage stakeholder and partner relationships and communicate effectively with team members at all levels.
• Excellent teamworking skills, receptive to feedback, ability to guide and mentor junior team members, collaborating with others to create the finished game.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to generate innovative concepts, ideas and gameplay mechanics.

• Organisation and project management skills, including familiarity with Agile development.
• Extensive knowledge of game systems and content across various genres and platforms.
  
  

Duties and Tasks

• Collaborating with the design team to create fun, innovative games with rich features and systems that immerse players and leave a positive lasting impression.
• Daily communication with our external working partners tracking the health of the project and future feature designs.
• Writing clear and informative game design documents with the relevant information needed to develop new game features and systems.
• Work with the design team to realise a project’s creative vision.
• Implement content in-engine, such as levels to game design specifications.
• Research, analyse and improve upon features and content, keeping up with trends and user preferences.
• Coming up with ideas that tackle problems in simple, elegant ways and always put the player experience first.
  
  

Benefits

At Hyper Luminal Games we are passionate about our employees and provide development opportunities for all our staff. We take pride in the fact that we understand individual reward systems for all our team members, encompassing not only remuneration but responsibility, recognition, and individual learning.   

We offer competitive salaries, a generous pension scheme, life insurance and 28 days of holiday increasing yearly to a maximum of 33 days after 5 years.

Life as a Luminary

Creative collaboration is the key to success at Hyper Luminal; team members are given a range of responsibilities to enable a team-driven game development process. Your role at Hyper Luminal is to ensure our games and software utilise a 'best in class' approach, helping the studio to continually raise its quality bar and reach beyond what is generally expected of a smaller development team.

We value your commitment and strive to ensure that all team members are included in a range of after-work activities to help prosper curiosity and creativity, including exciting games nights, delicious dinners and unique team-based events.

We look forward to welcoming you into the Hyper Luminal Team.

*Please note, that we are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applications.  You must have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.