Lead Technical Designer – UK REMOTE OR North, UK – AAA Video Games

OPM’s client is a developer with an excellent catalogue of games to their names. Partnered with the world’s greatest games publishers they have a wide variety of projects in development. With continued expansion they are now looking for a Lead Technical Designer to join the studios working on upcoming, exciting new IP.

The successful candidate will champion design and system architecture to a high quality. You will be instrumental in supporting their multi-disciplined development teams from concept, prototype and tools chains through to final quality gameplay experiences.
 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Previously shipped a AAA title in a key position.
• Excellent technical scripting skills, ideally in visual and/or text-based scripting.
• Experience with Unreal Engine, Unity or custom studio specific engine.
• Ability to work cross-discipline and provide constructive and easy-to-understand feedback to any team member.
• Good knowledge of game and level design principles.

RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Collaborate with all the different disciplines to uphold and execute the game vision.
• Oversee and guide the creation of technical workflows and production pipelines.
• Assess and validate game features for technical feasibility.
• Act as a technical expert on the team and ensure the tools, documents, technical support, and dissemination of best practices.
• Obtain in-depth knowledge of the engine, its capabilities, and auxiliary development tools.
• Uphold good system architecture across the technical design department, including reuse and optimisation.
• Be responsible for guiding and aiding team members careers progression.
• Prototype, review and tweak gameplay, tools, and systems.

BENEFITS:

• Relocation support and VISA Sponsorship
• Annual Bonus & Annual Salary Reviews
• Flexible working
• 27 days holiday
• 5 Paid Learning Days per year
• Regular social events
• And Much More!

Interested in finding out more about the studio and project? Apply now or call me directly today on +44 (0) 1206 214415!