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Gameplay Designers - Permanent

OVERVIEW

London Studio are building an upcoming PlayStation 5 online game from the ground up. Quality is something that we are immensely proud to be striving for, and we are looking at putting the right team together to help take us forward with this brand-new project. New starters will be joining at the perfect time to get involved in shaping our plans for a game we are exceptionally passionate about.

We are also part of a wider network of PlayStation Studios and there are lots of opportunities for collaboration and wider support from our sister studios like Insomniac, Guerrilla, Naughty Dog and Media Molecule to name a few.

As a Gameplay Designer you will be directly responsible for the development of gameplay mechanics and systems, working with our Lead Gameplay Designer and team of Technical Designers and Gameplay Engineers. You will also collaborate with the rest of our design team to build outstanding missions.

Gameplay Designers therefore need to have excellent instincts for what makes fantastic and engaging gameplay as well as good judgement and decision-making skills. They should be great collaborators and communicate what they need from other teams in order to improve and balance gameplay.

About you

• A player-centric developer – always thinking about the player’s experience.
• Great at designing gameplay and know how to tune for ‘feel’.
• Flexible in your workflow and can learn to use new tools quickly.
• Happy to show your work early and embrace feedback from all teams.
• Organised and always looking for ways to improve processes.
• You should have good interpersonal skills and be able to form relationships with your teammates.
• You are authentic, honest and comfortable challenging the status quo.

Scope of Work

• Propose new gameplay mechanics in response to briefs.
• Work with the Gameplay team to write design documents.
• Request features from Technical Design and Gameplay Coders.
• Work with Engineers and Technical Designers to develop and configure gameplay mechanics.
• Balance gameplay for the best possible feel.

Experience / Knowledge

• At least one professional design role on a console game
• Visual Scripting experience
• Able to present and communicate the design to multi-discipline teams
• Great design documentation skills.

Pluses

• Experience designing and implementing well balanced AI Enemies
• Experience designing Coop gameplay (local or online)
• Experience with Combat Design
• Experience designing for online multiplayer gameplay
• Experience working on GaaS or ‘Ongoing’ games
• Experience in developing AAA games
• Experience in working with Engines and tools such as Unity or Unreal
• Experience Scripting in C#

Impact

Our Gameplay Designers are hugely important to our journey, as they work closely with the team to create and balance the mechanics, to deliver gameplay which keeps players coming back for more. As part of a Sony first-party studio, your work will be played by millions of players across the world.

Complexity

The level of the role’s complexity depends entirely on experience and seniority. Our Principal and Senior Gameplay Designers will take on large, interconnected gameplay mechanics and would be encouraged to set an excellent standard of work and offer support to less experienced Designers. Less Senior candidates would support those key features with individual mechanics which form the moment-to-moment gameplay.

Culture Ambassador

We encourage you to bring your best-unaltered self to work! We know that what makes for a phenomenal team culture is our team showing up and being themselves, which means they own a part of the team spirit. What makes us great is that we accept our people and their differences. We hope you have a willingness to continue to build outstanding working environments for everyone and not just yourself.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advocate

You are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion, and to you, they aren’t just buzzwords. You’ll understand that we all play a role in making this a normality. You will understand that this label speaks to people’s lived experiences that may differ from your own. You will embrace education around the subject and understand that your actions will showcase your commitment to DE&I, our culture and core values that promote inclusion and equality for all.

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We have so many benefits, and we felt that if we listed them all out here it might look like we are bragging! What we can say is that we have you covered, from health and wellbeing, to finance and personal development, there is something there for everyone! If you would like to know more head to our benefits and perks page!

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We are absolutely committed to promoting and increasing diversity across the studio, welcoming applications from all groups who are underrepresented in the games industry and if you don't feel you meet 100% of the criteria, we offer training to upskill our staff.