Senior Game Designer (Combat)

• Take existing feature designs and add in additional detail as required by engineers and content creators to answer questions and resolve issues highlighted in the existing designs
• Be the point of design contact for the combat feature team for a feature or features – answer questions, resolve issues, ensure collaboration between all related disciplines on this feature, communicate out changes and progress on features to the wider team
• Work hands on in editor (UE5) to set up and balance data related to features
• Adjust the design to address feedback from various sources (including but not limited to: Game and Creative Direction, user tests, QA, Lead Design (Combat) on the player experience of features
• Features may include enemies, player combat mechanics and/or weapons
• Work with Production on task breakdown and estimation for features

• Experience in melee combat game design
• Knowledge of factors affecting combat player experience
• First Person experience desirable
• Competent with set up and editing of data assets in UE5 – no blueprint editing skills required
• Can own content and be a confident point of contact for a feature
• Great communication skills, both written and spoken
• Must work well collaboratively with other Designers, Production and all related disciplines

First Person experience desirable

• Core hours 9.30am – 4pm, remaining hours worked flexibly
• Relocation support to Nottingham, UK (if required)
• Holiday allowance that increases with service (to a maximum of 30 days plus statutory public holidays)
• Annual pay reviews
• Company pension contribution that increases with service
• Company enhanced full pay for maternity leave for the first 26 weeks (to qualifying expectant mothers)
• Clear career progression within Dambuster Studios
• Studio funded learning and development opportunities
• Modern game development environment with the latest technologies
• Vibrant, modern city centre location with good transport links
• Fully subsidised gym membership with Virgin gym (Nottingham)
• Annual Christmas party and Summer Family BBQ
• Quarterly company funded cross-team events
• Free financial advice
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Weekly office treats, including breakfast on Monday and pastries on Friday