Lead Gameplay Designer

23 hours ago

Brighton, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom 2K Full time
About the Role

We're seeking an experienced and highly skilled Lead for the Gameplay Design team to join our Brighton (UK), Brno & Prague (Czech Republic) and US-based teams.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and quality of the game's Player systems and features from prototype to shipping
  • Collaborate closely with Directors and Leads to ensure delivery of engaging Stealth and Combat gameplay loops
  • Feature development for Player game design, including evangelising core gameplay features across the project
  • Develop best practices for designers to utilise in their content and ensure players can understand and use features in fun and compelling ways
  • Analyse, validate and incorporate feedback from the team and external user testing
  • Cross-discipline collaboration to implement, tune and balance gameplay
  • Author and maintain design documentation
Leadership
  • Lead a team of designers to shape the Player's experience within the game
  • Provide coaching and mentoring to the team
  • Empower the team to deliver high-quality work
  • Collaborate with Production to deliver features, systems and assets, on time and to required quality
Requirements
  • Passion for owning and iterating on fun mechanics that will engage players
  • Experience and deep working knowledge of balance tuning
  • Cross-disciplinary collaboration is second nature, and you know how to use diverse opinions to bring the best out of your features
  • Experience working with Unreal Engine
  • Shipped one or more AAA game titles in a Lead Gameplay / 3Cs Design role or similar
  • Ability to drive prioritisation and scheduling of work for the whole department
  • Strong collaboration skills, able to work well with team members from other disciplines and in other locations
  • Strong documentation skills, proficiency with Wiki systems or Confluence is a plus
About Hangar 13

Hangar 13 prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities. We remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship.

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