Lead Designer

Stainless Games is looking for a Lead Designer brimming with creativity, innovative vision and technical ability to join our experienced and friendly team. The successful candidate will be working to create engaging game experiences across multiple platforms and various genres.

At Stainless Games, you’ll work with talented colleagues in a fun and relaxed environment on the beautiful Isle of Wight.

Stainless is an independent computer game developer established in 1994 with a catalogue of multi-million-selling titles under our belt. Over the last 30 years, we’ve developed over 60 games and 300 SKUs for Mobile, Console, PC, Steam and VR for gamers to enjoy.

Role

• Work closely with the Game Director to help add definition to the design vision for projects
• Reports to the Creative Director for line management and mentoring
• Lead the design team to create new and exciting game features and content
• Provide leadership, direction and line management to the design team
• Own an ongoing design relationship with the publisher and stakeholders
• Work closely with stakeholders to establish the game’s design vision and hold responsibility for the creation and maintenance of any design documentation in support of that vision
• Effectively time manage yourself and those in your team
• Review design elements to ensure a captivating game experience and tweak or re-balance elements falling short of the project design vision
• Evangelise the game design within the company and to external stakeholders

Requirements

• 2+ years video game development in a senior design role
• Shipped multiple titles in a design role where you held important areas of responsibility
• Able to work collaboratively with all departments to develop a game in line with your design vision for it.
• An excellent understanding of past and current game trends
• Great written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and organised
• Detail orientated

Desirable

• Proven track record working on a variety of game genres and economic models for games
• Experience utilising metrics for game design improvements
• Experience working across many platforms and genres
• Interest in vehicles, both real and concept
• Good knowledge of board games and CCGs
• Good knowledge of cosy games
• Good knowledge of sports games
• Experience using Unreal
• Experience using Unity

When applying, please provide a cover letter, CV and any relevant links to work if possible.

After the disruption in recent years, our team has returned to the studio on a much more flexible basis. We thought long and hard about achieving the right balance, and we still feel that chatting with colleagues face-to-face is an invaluable part of making great games and helping nurture our collaborative company spirit.

However, we wanted to give our team the best of both worlds, so they now have the option to work from home on Mondays and/or Fridays if they wish.

Candidates must have a legal right to work in the UK and be able to work hybrid being in the office mid-week.

Other work benefits include:

• Annual 22 days holiday PLUS UK bank holidays PLUS a 2-week Christmas shutdown
• Competitive salary
• Flexible working around reasonable core hours
• Pension contributions
• Private medical cover
• Relocation assistance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Discount on ferry travel for employees
• Mental Health First Aiders
• And much more, check out the benefits section on our website

The Isle of Wight has become an increasingly attractive lifestyle destination. It’s one of the sunniest places in the UK, and you’re never more than a 25-minute drive from a beach, making it ideal for outdoor living and family life.

Stainless Games Ltd is an equal opportunities employer, which means that we are committed to a policy of treating all our employees and job applicants equally.

Apply now to be part of our friendly and progressive team!

We do not accept any unsolicited resumes submitted by staffing or placement agencies or recruiters.