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# Senior Meta Designer - Unannouced Project

- **Company:** NaturalMotion
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £39,158.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Animation, Video Game Development, Game Engine, Integrated Development Environments, Rapid Prototyping Process, Scripting, Avid Media Composer
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5939033204

## About the Role

* Previous experience in Metagame / Progression / Engagement Design or an equivalent role in the video game industry
 * At least one shipped title in a design role for a live service title
 * Experience designing and implementing progression, economy, or engagement features for live gamesKnowledge and experience analyzing KPIs and player behaviour data
 * Familiarity with the Unreal game engine
 * Ability to analyse gameplay data and player feedback to inform and balance design decisions
 * Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-disciplinary teams
 * The ability to manage multiple designs in a fast-paced development environment
 * Passionate about action games with a deep understanding of what makes enemy designs engaging and memorable

Bonus Points:

 * Background in mobile games with an understanding of mobile player behaviour and market leaders
 * Experience with visual scripting or rapid prototyping tools
 * An avid gamer with a genuine enthusiasm for crafting engaging progression and metagame features and motivating players over a long period of time

## Description

We embrace a hybrid work environment. Within this role you will work 2 days per week in our London office and the remaining days at home.
What You'll Do:

 * Ownership of designing, prototyping, and implementing progression, economy, and engagement features that align with the creative vision of the game
 * Help define, analyze, and take action on analytics, feature data, and KPIs
 * Work closely with live and product management teams to define goals and implement solutions to boost engagement
 * Collaborate closely with art, animation, audio, design and engineering teams to build content and solve problems in a multi-disciplinary environment
 * Develop and balance in-game economies across many different metagame features
 * Work closely with UX and engineering to ensure features are implemented in ways that meet the engagement goals
 * Analyse player data, feedback, and behaviours to identify and fix metagame issues and retention barriers
 * Work concurrently on multiple features at varying stages of development, managing priorities effectively as content pipelines run in parallel
 * Document and communicate metagame feature concepts clearly to ensure alignment across all development teams