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Senior Designer (Narrative Adventure)

A visionary game development studio founded in 2012, Firesprite builds innovative showcase titles for PlayStation platforms as part of the PlayStation Studios family.

Would you enjoy the freedom to create AAA games working from anywhere in the UK, including our Liverpool studio?

We're looking for a Senior Designer on dark, narrative driven blockbuster title with genre defining goals. This highly ambitious project takes atmosphere, narrative and player agency firmly into ground-breaking territory on next-generation Unreal 5 & hardware technologies.

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual looking for their next challenge, as the team is at an early stage, giving you a chance to create the core gameplay interactions and see the game through its entire journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Imagining and documenting features and scenes that are intuitive to players
• Taking these features from initial ideation, through documentation, prototype, and full production
• Owning features and working with cross-discipline teams to deliver AAA quality
• Creating these features and interactions in Unreal 4, using Blueprints
• Accurately planning your work
• Assisting junior members of the design team

Requirements

• Ability to deliver high-quality work, with very little guidance from others
• Exceptional creativity and design skills
• Love of narrative-driven games
• Basic knowledge of cinematic techniques
• Energetic and positive attitude
• Obsessive about delivering the very best player experience
• Pro-active communication
• Strong knowledge of at least 1 industry-standard engine, ideally Unreal 4
• Working knowledge of Agile development
• Basic knowledge in Maya / 3DS Max
• Significant professional game development experience with an impressive portfolio

Benefits

• Private Healthcare Plan
• Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Holiday Allowance
• Pension Plans
• Work remotely within the UK
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling

Firesprite is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable applicants regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.