Senior Gameplay Designer

**Our Mission**:
Radical Forge is a growing creative powerhouse based in North East England. Starting as two people looking to build something special, we have grown relentlessly, working on a wide variety of well known released titles as well as a range of internal IP projects.

**Your Mission**

You will already be an experienced Senior Gameplay Designer, or a very experienced Gameplay Designer who is ready to take their next step. You will have experience in multiple game genres; significant experience of full development life cycles on at least one AAA game title at a senior level; and will be placed in charge of key areas of the game at every phase from its early development.

**Ideal Applicant**
- Portfolio of design and features you can break down and discuss.
- Significant experience including at least one published title.
- Familiar with development stages from Proof of concept to Preproduction and Production.
- Capable of balancing, forecasting, optimising, improving upon data-driven results and playtest feedback.
- Ability to concisely articulate concepts, design specifications and production requirements.
- Happy to self-manage and work independently with cross-functional teams
- Work closely with the Design Director to iterate and refine the design of systems, mechanics and dynamics.
- Work closely with Directors, Producers, QA and Development Team to justify design across all phases of development.
- Iterate and adapt based on gameplay requirements or integration challenges.
- Analyse and summarise empirical data and communicate to the team.
- Identify bottlenecks and exploits - design features, specifications and strategy accordingly.
- Balance in game economy with articulations of engagement, retention and monetisation;
- Help forming a hub of knowledge for the game, for all production disciplines.
- Ensure smooth and clean communications within the team.
- Assist the team with high level plans as well as task breakdowns and follow up on deliveries.

**Skills Summary**
- Significant, demonstrable experience of software development, including at least one published title
- Mentoring of more junior designers.This is a brilliant opportunity for you to progress your gameplay design career in a fast paced organisation that is experiencing rapid growth and change.

We will require all applicants to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK.

Remote working is only available for those based in the UK with a right to work in the UK.

Interested in the job but don't feel you match the criteria? If you feel passionate about this role or joining the Radical Forge team we would still like to hear from you We value our company culture, and we’re always looking for creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds to join our team

**Perks of the Job**:
**Employee Health Benefits**:
We provide employees with access to multiple health care schemes upon successfully completing probation.

**Flexible Working**:
We offer a flexible work schedule with hybrid remote work options. We also aim to close the studio for two weeks at Christmas gratis.

**Open & Honest**:
We value your journey as much as our own. Therefore we like to keep our employees in the loop every quarter about where we are heading as a studio and what's happening behind the scenes.

**Equal Opportunities Promise**:
All employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status or veteran status. We will also consider employment for qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.