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Principal Game Designer (Hybrid)
Job description
AAA game development studio, Sharkmob are seeking a talented Principal Game Designer to join their design team in their London office.
Sharkmob have a new title in the works that you’ll make a highly credible impact to. The studio is a leading workplace where their cross-discipline teams allow them to bring together their expertise and create the best possible experiences for their players.
Your responsibilities…
- Work with project leadership to deliver best-in-class systems and features in support of the game’s vision
- Prototype game features on paper and in-game to find the fun during early development
- Create and maintain documentation for new and existing systems and features
- Seek out and embrace feedback and direction
- Drive development of the tools and systems necessary to deliver game features to the highest possible quality
- Regularly seek feedback from the wider team to aid you in honing the player experience
- Evangelise the quality targets for game features to the wider team
- Conduct research across all streams of media to better deliver against the goals and vision of the player experience for their project
- 6+ years of experience in professional game design
- Experience working with two or more RPG game titles
- Expertise in one or several fields of game design
- Outstanding communication and documentation skills
- Analytical mindset, capable of deconstructing market-leading features and understanding what makes them stand out
- Experience delivering high-quality features and content with a cross-disciplinary tea
- Compassion and thoughtfulness when mentoring more junior members of the team
- Visa sponsorship for you and your family
- Relocation support if moving to the UK or from within the UK
- 30 days annual leave plus public holidays
- Discretionary annual performance-based bonus
- Private pension (10% total, up to 5% individual contribution matched by Sharkmob)
- BUPA private Healthcare, Cigna dental cover, life insurance scheme and income protection policy
- £425 yearly preventative healthcare allowance
- Flexible working hours
- Weekly 'wellness hour' to be used each week during office hours
Sharkmob know the most important element of their studio is their team, they strive for a healthy and productive atmosphere in their office, they do this by providing feedback to each other, promoting a healthy work life balance, distributing ownership and making time for social activities and having fun!