Freelance Junior Game Designer

5 months ago

Barnsley, United Kingdom PitStop Productions Full time

PitStop Productions are looking for a highly motivated Game Designer to join their growing team of creative developers and support their in-house visual effects team, Penelope VFX in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

This exciting opportunity would suit a talented creative who is dedicated to pursuing a career in the games industry and wants the chance to work as part of a diverse, caring, and growing team on a range of indie and AAA titles.

**Why Work for PitStop?**
- We are an independent audio production team running multiple projects worldwide.
- Over the past 25+ years, we have grown our reputation and team, making us renowned for delivering reliably high-quality work.
- We are on an exciting business growth journey
- We have a friendly and supportive team, who have built up a culture of really looking out for each other
- We encourage collaborative working and sharing of skill sets across all levels.

**Responsibilities**
- Provide game design support to current and future projects within the Penelope VFX team, working with other creatives across multiple disciplines to meet the project vision.
- Work within Unreal Engine using existing animation, gameplay, audio and other bespoke blueprint systems to fulfil the game direction and enhance the gameplay experience.
- Coordinate workloads both independently and within a wider team by prioritising tasks and working within time constraints to meet set deadlines.
- Problem solve and devise creative solutions to complex challenges that can arise within game development, including bug fixing and unique platform optimizations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in collaboration with external development teams, while maintaining excellent standards of communication.
- Learn and adopt client workflows to support the game design of projects across multiple levels.
- Assist the wider department by offering specialist support to other teams with relevant project requirements.
- Continue to develop current skill sets and show willingness to widen creative skills and knowledge as needed to support the Penelope VFX team and other internal departments.

**Essential**:

- Proficiency with blueprint systems, tools, visual scripting and workflows within Unreal Engine 5.
- Awareness of programming languages including C++ with the ability to create blueprint systems within Unreal Engine.
- Knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 systems including Metahumans, Niagara, animation Blueprints and Control Rig.
- Ability to coordinate and adhere to directed game vision by creating levels, utilising new mechanics and collaborating with other departments.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience creating detailed and comprehensive game design documentation.
- An awareness of the 3D game asset pipeline and an understanding of asset optimisation within Unreal Engine 5.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a dynamic team, following agile methodologies and prioritising workloads to meet deadlines.
- Resilient and confident team player who is able to develop upon feedback and provide constructive criticism to others when necessary.
- Proven commitment to self and professional development to widen skillset and support the growth of other areas.
- Strong understanding of the game production pipeline with emphasis on cross-department dependencies and collaboration.
- Must hold a relevant Game Design related Bachelor’s Degree or working towards.

**Desirable**:

- Proven experience with version control software including Perforce and GitHub with knowledge of file and system setup, management and optimisation.
- Knowledge of using and creating audio systems within Unreal Engine 5 to work with existing gameplay and animation systems.
- Strong understanding of the relationships of dependencies between departments and an awareness of technical requirements in game design.
- Strong understanding of profiling, memory management, and performance optimisation across created assets and systems, and knowledge on how common performance issues occur and are resolved.
- Fundamental understanding of colour theory, environmental direction, and visual storytelling within level design.
- Ability to convey a narrative through effective game design and enhance the player experience.
- 3D design and animation skills using industry standard software including 3DS Max, Maya, Blender, Substance and Zbrush is a plus.
- Knowledge of playtesting and bug tracking in Unreal Engine 5 with the ability to create event and issue reports in tracking software such as Jira.
- General knowledge of the Adobe CC suite.
- Working towards or hold a Master’s degree in a relevant game design field.

**Details**:
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Working pattern: 9.30am - 6pm (including unpaid hour for lunch)

Contract length: Freelance. Days worked dependant, but it would be preferred that there was at least 2 days availability per week.

£90 per day starting rate plus a £5 t

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