Lead Game Designer - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Sumo Digital Ltd.

Sumo Digital Ltd.

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Company Name
Sumo Digital Ltd.
Salary
Competitive
Location
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Industry sector
Design
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
19/02/202 Experience Level
Mid-Senior Level
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Remote / Hybrid
No

About Sumo Newcastle
We build ground-breaking games and content for some of the world's biggest publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Apple and Sega. Sumo Newcastle joined the Sumo Digital family in January of 2018.

As a former CCP Games studio, we have a solid history of cutting-edge development, and now with Sumo, a spectacular future of 'AAA' game development for some of the biggest and best publishers in the world.

It's an exciting time to be part of Sumo, winners of the Develop: Star Awards 2019 Best Studio and GI Biz 2020 Best Places to Work; big things are on the horizon and we want you to be part of our continued journey.

We are looking for a Lead Game Designer to join us in the creation of exciting new IP's.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in developing game concepts from the ground up and to build a team that can deliver games to the highest standards.

As Lead Game Designer you are responsible for the output and development of the game design team. You will create, maintain and evangelise best practices from a game design perspective.

In this role, you will be expected to champion quality across the project and collaborate with all teams to deliver AAA player experiences.

In your new role you will:

Define the game vision and gameplay experience in collaboration with the design director
Oversee the creation and implementation of innovative game systems
Supervise the creation and maintenance of detailed game system documentation
Review, tweak and balance gameplay to deliver a AAA quality experience
Define and allocate tasks to the design team, including accurately assessing the time required to complete each task
Troubleshoot design issues from a creative standpoint
Manage the output and development of a team of game designers

To be successful you will have:

5 plus years experience, and 2 or more shipped titles on current gen consoles or PC
Game design experience in multiplayer, action or shooter genres at senior level or above
A proven ability to breakdown highlevel design goals into individual components
A proven ability to present ideas to a wide variety of audiences, both technical and nontechnical in a succinct manner
An excellent understanding of past and current game trends; particularly in the multiplayer shooter or action genres
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Inspirational leadership skills

What we offer:

Defined Annual Bonus Scheme
ULEV car scheme
Monthly allowance to spend on enhancing benefits
Salary

Sacrifice Pension

Flexible Working
21 days freeuse holiday
your birthday off
5 learning days including 1 volunteer day
a duvet day
Christmas shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year
Bank Holidays
extra allowance accrued for longer service
Free dental insurance
Life Assurance 4x Salary
Income Protection of 75% for 5 years
Enhanced Mat/Paternity & Adoption pay
Employee Assistance Programme:
Help at Hand
Remote GP, Mental Health & Physio appointments
Free financial & home buying support consultations
Cycle to Work Scheme
Payroll Giving Scheme
Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses
Career Development Pathway
Wrap Parties.
Project Completion Awards
Game/Creative Jams
Big Family Events
Studio social activities, e.g. running, board games, film, yoga, life drawing...

Prism

Sumo's employee diversity focus group
Free fruit and drinks in our studios
Employee Referral Bonus

Where do we stand on diversity?

More About The Sumo Newcastle Studio:
Sumo Digital is one of the UK's most prolific game developers, enjoying over fifteen years of stability and growth.

We have UK studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leamington Spa, The Chinese Room in Brighton and Red Kite Games in Leeds, along with Sumo Video Games in Pune, India.

We offer a superb benefits package including generous holidays and flexi-time.

We care about our people, with an emphasis on the work/life balance and out of office events such as our legendary annual Sumo 'Big Day Out', plus epic Christmas parties and much more Our regular studio Game Jams are a highlight - winning concepts can go on to commercial release, so far including Snake Pass and Spyder for Apple Arcade.

We are proud to be in the North-East of England, in our new, purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities in Riga.

Newcastle was voted the number one place that travellers should visit in 2018 by Rough Guide and has everything that a major European city has to offer; culture, heritage, lively bars and fantastic retail.

It is an exciting cosmopolitan city while a