Senior Gameplay Designer

Description

Motorsport Games is a global team. Our HQ is based in sunny Miami, Florida and hosts the Digital Marketing and Product Development teams. The 704 Games team, based in nearby Orlando, work on our NASCAR games franchise. In Moscow, Russia, we have a first-class development operation delivering the very latest technology for our future products as well as additional development and esports operations based in England. Our UK office is just metres away from the main entrance to the home of British motorsport at Silverstone Circuit.

Motorsport Games is currently building a team in Silverstone to lead development on its new and highly ambitious Racing Games. We are looking to grow a relatively small, tight-knit team, capable of delivering big ideas through experience, smart process, and world-class tools.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Designer to join our growing team. They will work alongside the Lead Game Designer and the wider team in the development and execution of gameplay experiences that match the game vision.

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable track record of implementing high quality gameplay systems on multiple shipped titles.

Responsibilities

  • Creation of written specifications that match the design for the game’s features
  • Prototyping gameplay features to find fun and exciting experiences
  • Implementation of gameplay features that match the game’s vision
  • Collaborate with engineering and art teams for the implementation of more complex features
  • Write documentation and feature briefs for new technology requests
  • Maintaining design documentation for gameplay features
  • Responsible for working closely with the development team
  • Guide and mentor junior members of the Technical Design team

Requirements

  • Shipped a minimum of 1 game title as a an Experienced or Senior Technical Designer
  • Working knowledge of Unreal Engine
  • Demonstrable track-record of managing and mentoring designers
  • Solid understanding of game design process and methodology
  • Fantastic games knowledge (both classic and contemporary), especially in Racing games
  • A demonstrable analytical and iterative approach to solving design problems
  • Comfortable getting hands-on where necessary in design documentation tasks

Benefits

Competitive salary, corporate benefits and the opportunity to define the future of racing from within an exciting, growing and friendly international games company