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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Game Designer - 6 month fixed term contract - **Company:** Hyper Luminal - **Location:** UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £40,968.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Video Game Development, Iterative and Incremental Development, Rapid Prototyping Process - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5851148661 ## About the Role Essential * 5+ years game design experience and expertise having worked on multiple projects across all stages of game development from concept to implementation, to user testing and beyond. * Extensive knowledge of games industry working practices and an overall passion for gaming. * Ability to drive high quality feature and content execution by reviewing and supervising development. * Excellent at generating ideas, pitching designs with an ability to deliver outcomes through rapid prototyping and iterative development. * Experience in designing, prototyping and developing levels in-engine. * Extensive hands-on experience with Unity engine. * Excellent communication and ability to work to deadlines within a team environment. * Excellent documentation skills including mock-ups, flow charts, prototyping or similar. * Familiar with project planning suite - JIRA etc. Desirable * Experience designing and building great games that players love. * An enthusiasm for level design and hands-on engine work. * Ability to work well as a key vision holder across multiple projects. * Traditional pipeline of learning through a University Environment. Skills and Abilities * A willingness to take on all aspects of game design, from being individually focused on high-concept tasks to tweaking and balancing levels or game data in engine. * Strong communication skills, including the ability to manage stakeholder and partner relationships and communicate effectively with team members at all levels. * Excellent teamworking skills, receptive to feedback, ability to guide and mentor junior team members, collaborating with others to create the finished game. * Proactive approach to problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to generate innovative concepts, ideas and gameplay mechanics. * Organisation and project management skills, including familiarity with Agile development. * Extensive knowledge of game systems and content across various genres and platforms. ## Description * Collaborating with the design team to create fun, innovative games with rich features and systems that immerse players and leave a positive lasting impression. * Daily communication with our external working partners tracking the health of the project and future feature designs. * Writing clear and informative game design documents with the relevant information needed to develop new game features and systems. * Work with the design team to realise a project's creative vision. * Implement content in-engine, such as levels to game design specifications. * Research, analyse and improve upon features and content, keeping up with trends and user preferences. * Coming up with ideas that tackle problems in simple, elegant ways and always put the player experience first. ## Related Videos - [What AI Can, Can’t, and Shouldn’t do for Games](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/997-what-ai-can-can-t-and-shouldn-t-do-for-games) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [Winning talents through play - Corporate Gaming with AKEYI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1062-winning-talents-through-play-corporate-gaming-with-akeyi) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - "Fun and games - and all that comes with it", Back to BASIC & more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1719-wearedevelopers-live-fun-and-games-and-all-that-comes-with-it-back-to-basic-more) - [The Story of Games](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/226-the-story-of-games) ## Related Articles - [What Developers Can Learn from Indie Games](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/650-what-developers-can-learn-from-indie-games) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Dev Digest 203: Play 90s Games, Don't Return to Office & Manage Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/683-dev-digest-203-play-90s-games-don-t-return-to-office-manage-agents) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Dev Digest 185: Hello Asia, Gaming is the Future & Vibe Scheming!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/628-dev-digest-185-hello-asia-gaming-is-the-future-vibe-scheming)