Lead Designer - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Jagex

Jagex
Jagex
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Cambridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Are you a leader of a design team in games who loves to inspire others and work creatively with a talented team?


Jagex are looking for a talented Lead Designer who will be a hands-on leader of a team of designers working on an unannounced open-world, survival craft title in development on Unreal Engine - Reporting to the Creative Director, you will have a huge impact on this exciting new game and the team working to make their vision a reality.


What you'll be doing:


  • Own and provide design strategy for major game features or specific design craft disciplines
  • Coordinate and review work of contributing designers, ensuring support of the design vision alongside the Design Director
  • Be the keeper of design quality, upholding a common standard across in area of ownership
  • Lead by example and help set the standard for quality work, and a positive creative culture
  • Provide mentorship to more junior designers and foster the career development of reports
  • Work with other team leads to foster effective communication across art, design, engineering, audio, and QA.
  • Work with the Production and Directors to establish measurable development phases with specified goals for each major area of design
  • Help communicate design strategy to all team members, raising both design and interpersonal issues upwards to the directors
  • Set up mechanisms to maintain consistent quality and provide feedback and critique
  • Ensure the timely and successful delivery of individual tasks and goals
  • Responsible for designing and taking implementation ownership of gameplay mechanics and system design development.
  • Responsible for creating and updating design documentation.

What we're looking for:


  • Proven experience working as a leader/mentor of designers in the games industry.
  • Demonstrable experience of facilitating effective crossfunctional communication between multiple different departments.
  • Established knowledge and proficiency with visual scripting tools in a game engine (Unreal preferred)
  • Experience communicating design strategy and escalating challenges and potential solutions where necessary.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of Action-Survival games, RPG Games or similar.
  • A clear passion and enthusiasm for games and the industry.

Company Overview:


A leader in creating deep and engaging experiences on PC and mobile, Jagex was founded in 2001 and is today one of the UK's biggest and most respected video game developers and publishers.


Famed for its flagship MMOs RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, Jagex has welcomed more than 260million player accounts to its world and created a $1bn lifetime franchise revenue.

Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; our titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds.


Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly-active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped.


Jagex is expanding and extending its portfolio with fresh franchise titles, new IP and, in 2018 launched Jagex Partners, delivering third-party publishing and operational services exclusively for the living games of the future.


Jagex employs more than 400 people at its Cambridge headquarters and is on the hunt for talented people to work across the business to help the company to achieve yet another year of record growth and player satisfaction.


Company Benefits:


  • Flexible Working
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Private Health Care
  • Gym Membership
  • Monthly Energy Allowance
  • Generous Pension Contributions
  • Life Insurance
  • Free Cycle Repair
  • Income Protection
  • Dental Plan
  • Free Fruit and Drinks
  • Subsidised Canteen
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