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Climax Studios Europe United Kingdom Game Development Lead Designer Liverpool, England, United [...]

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Liverpool

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GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

14 days ago

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An established industry player is on the lookout for a Lead Designer to join their award-winning team in Liverpool. This role offers the chance to work on a major AAA console title, leading a talented group of designers. The ideal candidate will blend creativity with technical expertise, taking ownership of all design aspects, from level and character design to the overall game experience. You will mentor your team, ensuring high-quality design work while collaborating closely with programmers and artists. If you are passionate about game design and ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Proven experience as a Lead Designer on AAA console titles.
Strong understanding of 3D Action game design principles.

Lead design team and mentor designers to ensure high-quality outputs.
Create and maintain design documentation and conduct design reviews.

Lead Design on AAA 3D Action games

Level Design

Player Character Design

Enemy Design

Unreal Engine 5

Communication Skills

Unreal Engine 5

Climax Studios was established nearly 30 years ago, we have an extensive history in developing all kinds of digital experiences across all formats, and we have won multiple awards along the way. You'll be based out of our new state of the art studio located in the heart of the beautiful Albert Dock in the city centre of Liverpool.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Designer to join our award-winning team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a major AAA console title leading a team of passionate and highly experienced designers. Our ideal candidate would consider themselves both creative and technical and enjoy getting hands-on in creating, prototyping, and implementing game designs in engine.

Experience & Requirements

Experience working as a Lead Designer on AAA 3D Action console games.
Experience with Level, Player Character, Enemy design, and all aspects of 3D Action game design.
Experience of designing First and/or Third Person shooters.
Worked on and shipped at least two games.
Able to take ownership and drive forward all design aspects.
Highly proficient in using Unreal 5.
Have a solid understanding of all disciplines.
Able to communicate effectively with our clients and maintain a strong relationship with them.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Leads design team, passing on experience and expertise and leads by example.
Estimates tasks and ensures team delivers high quality design work to that schedule.
Create and maintain clear and concise design feature documentation.
Performs design reviews with the team to ensure quality.
Mentors and conducts regular one to ones with project’s design team.
Works with programmers, artists and other personnel involved in the development process as required to create the highest possible quality product.

Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Area of Work: Design

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