Senior External Game Designer - 6-Month FTC - (UK Only - Remote/Hybrid-Brighton)

We’re FuturLab, the award-winning game studio behind PowerWash Simulator, the Velocity series, Peaky Blinders Mastermind, and many more awesome games.

We are looking for an experienced game designer with a strong eye for detail and a passion for creating unique unorthodox experiences to join our team on a 6-Month Fixed Term Contract. 

Working closely with the Design Director, the Senior External Game Designer will oversee the design of multiple projects that are primarily designed and created by external partners. Each project will require a different level of involvement with regards to the game’s design. 

They will take ownership of all game design aspects of the projects and be confident and effective in providing direction to members of the external teams across all disciplines. 

The Senior External Game Designer will also assist on internal projects when necessary. 

Core Responsibilities:

• - Own and maintain the design vision and quality of a portfolio of externally developed game projects. 
• - Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure each project is aligned with product, franchise and company goals. 
• - Define design goals, pillars, principles and requirements for each project. 
• - Identify and document the success criteria for each project. 
• - Forsee risks or issues with a game’s design or feature before implementation and provide clear reports on these for review by internal stakeholders. 
• - Provide clear verbal and written feedback throughout the development of each project. 
• - Assess and provide the suitable level of hands-on involvement for each project and each development stage within them. 
• - Empower the external teams to take ownership of the design as much as possible. 
• - Recognise and adapt when a project needs an adjustment to their level of design input. 
• - Review and feedback on design documentation, specifications and feature designs at an implementation level. 
• - Work with external designers to solve design problems and optimize the gameplay experience. 
• - Identify risks or gaps to the design and work with the external partners to resolve them, escalating to the Design Director if necessary. 
• - Regularly play and assess the projects and use feedback from internal playtest sessions to inform design decisions and improvements. 
• - Ensure external partners always understand and meet the high-level creative goals of the project. 
• - Assist with design work on internal projects when necessary. 

We’re FuturLab, the award-winning game studio behind PowerWash Simulator, the Velocity series, Peaky Blinders Mastermind, and many more awesome games.We are looking for an experienced game designer with a strong eye for detail and a passion for creatin...

• - A passion for playing and creating games. 
• - Employed as a Game Designer on at least one commercial game from conception to completion. 
• - Excellent understanding and working knowledge of the Unity game engine. 
• - Demonstrable level design experience. 
• - Demonstrable experience in providing detailed verbal and written feedback for other designers’ work. 
• - Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to liaise effectively with all game development disciplines. 
• - Deep understanding of game design and mechanics.