Board Game Developer

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!  

For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd. 

We are looking for a Board Game Developer for Rebellion Unplugged, our tabletop RPG and board game division. This is an exciting role for a talented, ambitious individual to join our friendly team and spearhead a growing and diverse list of games. 

This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We can provide a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to your new environment. 

We believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration and encourage working from our Oxford headquarters. However, we understand that flexibility matters, so we’re open to discussing hybrid options based on individual needs. 

Responsibilities: 

• Manage the board game portfolio, ensuring that all products are consistent with the company's strategic objectives and present significant commercial opportunities for both crowdfunding and retail.
• Oversee critical paths and maintain live budget documents to achieve development, production, and financial forecasting objectives.
• Commission, develop, and rigorously playtest 2–3 new board games or expansions each year, ensuring high-quality gameplay and components while adhering to budget and scheduling constraints.
• Assess and playtest new game proposals, delivering presentations during regular New Products meetings.
• Collaborate with the Production team on materials and components, ensuring their feasibility within specified deadlines and budget parameters.
• Guide the artistic and design process by briefing and commissioning artists, as well as reviewing rulebooks and copy for precision and clarity.
• Provide game content, assets, and updates for crowdfunding campaigns and assist in creating persuasive crowdfunding offerings.
• Work in conjunction with Marketing and Sales teams to develop engaging copy, emphasize key selling points, and furnish distributors with vital sales information.
• Represent the company at trade shows and network with designers and artists to source proposals and commissions.
• Facilitate licensing opportunities by supplying the Rights Manager with necessary materials and updates.

• Professional experience in developing and publishing board games.

• Demonstrated enthusiasm and knowledge of the hobby games, board games, and card games markets, alongside experience in playing a diverse range of games,

• Great organisational skills, especially time management and the ability to prioritise workload. 

• Exceptional proficiency in both written and verbal English, accompanied by strong communication skills with colleagues, collaborators, and clients.

• Strong and engaging presentation abilities.

• Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to think creatively. 

• Proficiency in IT, particularly with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook, along with a strong ability to quickly adapt to new software.

We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:  

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days) 

• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision 

• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover 

• Enhanced Family Leave  

• Interest Free, Tax-Free loans 

• Enhanced Pension Scheme 

• EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support  

• Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!  

Life at Our Oxford HQ

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces.

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio.

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable!

Inside Rebellion

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms. 

Find out more about us here 

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being. 

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products. 

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers

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