Senior Game Designer

As a Senior Game Designer, you will own and drive key areas of the design, contribute to the development of processes and pipelines and be a reliable, autonomous member of the team. You will act as a champion of quality across the game. You must be flexible, highly motivated, and approachable.

Our ideal candidate is an experienced Designer who is passionate about their craft, skilled in all aspects of Game Design, demonstrates a willingness to be hands on and has the track record to prove it., Full development cycle industry experience in game design positions - ideally on a high-profile published AAA title

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong ability to design game systems and mechanics and align other disciplines around design intent

Demonstrable implementation experience using scripting tools or similar

A strong ability to identify and solve problems throughout all stages of development

Interest in collaborating within a team of diverse perspectives

An effective capability to be a highly reliable, autonomous member of the team

A demonstrable track record of quality in your previous work

A genuine passion for games

Text-based scripting ability in C++, C# or similar is desired but not essential

Our Benefits: At Playground Games, we value the well-being and growth of our team members. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Competitive salary and performance-based bonus

Private and dental healthcare

Hybrid working with 3 days in the office

25 days with additional studio closure days during Christmas

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Relocation support for new joiners (If applicable)

Ongoing training, development, and career progression opportunities

Access to state-of-the-art studio facilities and the latest technology

Regular team events, game nights, and celebrations

This is a fantastic opportunity to make world-class games with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry's most exciting first-party game studios.

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity. We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.

Playground Games is looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our Fable team on a permanent basis., As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre., At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.