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Gameplay Designer

Italy, Milan · Job Posted December 11, 2025
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Job Description

We’re seeking a Gameplay Designer for our upcoming titles. The Gameplay Designer will be required to design, prototype, interact with the Team during the implementation and tune gameplay features.

Job Responsibility

  • Work closely with Design Leadership
  • Take ownership of designing, prototyping, and implementing various gameplay features and driving them from the paper to the final quality
  • Create designs, documentation, specifications, and mockups to demonstrate your ideas to the team
  • Work closely with programmers, artists, animators and audio designers on delivering the best possible results for your features
  • Collaborate with other designers and design leads on the given features

Requirements

  • Strong passion for making and playing games
  • Shipped at least 1 game in design role
  • Experience working in cross-discipline teams with programmers, artists and animators
  • Has been responsible of developing entire gameplay features from start to finish
  • Self-motivated and proactive with a dedication to improving your craft
  • Proficient in English, both spoken and written

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of Unreal Engine
  • Familiarity with Perforce
  • An understanding of GSuite

What we offer

  • A modern and relaxed studio atmosphere
  • A chance to work with an international team
  • Coffee, snacks and drinks at the office dispensers, and daily meal vouchers
  • Healthcare
  • Yearly Vouchers for goods or services, including discounts on the purchase of video games
  • 1-to-1 dedicated courses to improve personal skills (e.g. English language, soft skills or specific technical courses according to the needs of the team)
  • Company Events (dinners, cultural and team building trips)
  • Regular check-ups 1-to-1 with your manager and HR to assess performance, progress, difficulties, and periodic climate analyses
  • Career development: structured salary review process and individual growth path
  • Smart working policy to promote work-life balance
  • Free Shares Incentive Plan and production bonus
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