Experienced Game Designer

Frontier is seeking an experienced game designer to join their team in Cambridge, UK. This role involves designing and improving game features, implementing and tuning content, and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to elevate game quality. The successful candidate will conduct product analysis, write clear documentation, balance game systems using analytics, and drive quality through playtests and feedback. This is a permanent, studio-based position.

Must Have

• Design complex game features and improve existing designs
• Implement and refine game content using in-house tools
• Conduct in-depth product analysis to ensure games are best-in-class
• Write clear, concise documentation using appropriate software
• Ensure game systems are balanced using analytical methods and game telemetry
• Drive quality using playtests, player feedback, QA reporting, and insights
• Deep game knowledge across various genres, especially management and simulation
• Proven experience in game design, content, or level design
• Strong understanding of player psychology and gamer motivations
• Knowledge of various game design theories and methods
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Solid skills in game tuning and balancing
• Game design experience in a commercial development team

Good to Have

• Experience in game or tools programming
• Understanding of user experience design principles

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Success-based annual bonus
• Share option schemes
• Life assurance
• Private family healthcare
• Flexitime working hours
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• In-house subsidised catering
• Relocation support
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free bike servicing
• Social activities and events
• Wellbeing activities and initiatives

Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at Frontier are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap.

Given the nature of this role, the successful candidate will need to be fully studio based and we are unable to offer remote or hybrid working. We can however provide a comprehensive relocation support package as part of any offer, should you need to relocate.

WHAT'S THE ROLE

We’re looking for an experienced game designer to join our team to design and improve game features and implement and tune a variety of game content. You’ll collaborate with other team members across a range of disciplines to elevate the quality of our games.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Designing complex game features and improve existing designs
• Implementing and refining game content using in-house tools
• Conducting in-depth product analysis to ensure our games are best-in-class
• Writing clear, concise documentation using a range of appropriate software
• Ensuring games systems are balanced using analytical methods and incorporating game telemetry
• Driving quality using playtests, player feedback, QA reporting, and your own insights.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Deep game knowledge across a range of genres, especially management and simulation games
• Proven experience in game design, plus content or level design experience
• Strong understanding of player psychology and gamer motivations
• Knowledge of a variety of game design theories and methods
• Excellent communications skills; ability to present your ideas clearly in written form, using visual aids where appropriate
• Good presentation skills, and experience in presenting your ideas to a range of team members
• Solid skills in game tuning and balancing
• Game design experience working as part of a commercial development team.

BONUS IF YOU HAVE

• Experience in game or tools programming.
• Understanding of user experience design principles.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

You will work with talented and passionate people to support, develop or publish our sophisticated and enduring games, in a creative, collaborative and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players.

Wellbeing is a big focus at Frontier, and we are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events.

We strive to create an environment where everyone can fully demonstrate their capability and potential. If you therefore need any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.

For queries, please email: recruitment@frontier.co.uk