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Senior UI Technical Designer Edinburgh
As a UI Technical Designer, you will support the UI Team with technical and creative input. Working closely with UI Cross Functional Team and other departments you will create the systems that will power robust and engaging user interfaces using both Unreal Engine and our own tools. You will be joining the studio at an exciting time, as we scale up to develop an ambitious and ground-breaking game. The role brings with it great scope for career growth and the satisfaction of making a significant personal contribution to a high-profile project. We believe in iterative development, and you will need to be comfortable working in a fluid environment with competing demands. We also believe the best games are made by diverse teams, and we welcome and encourage applicants of all backgrounds. Responsibilities: Build the UI and HUD elements within an ambitious AAA game. Implement effective UI-related sub systems at the right level of abstraction. Use appropriate data structures and algorithms to maximize efficiency in terms of system performance and work. Mentor and support team members so the whole team accomplishes their deadlines as they master their skills. Ability to detect and clearly communicate potential risks and limitations of work. Work closely with other departments to request and integrate required assets. Serve as a technical point of contact for various UI features and systems you develop. Requirements: Extensive experience as a UI Technical Designer or similar role within the games industry. Excellent knowledge of a technical scripting language with Lua being preferred. Previous experience creating fully functional and visually polished user interfaces. Solid planning skills (including dependencies on/from peers) without direct supervision. A keen eye for detail and a drive to create polished, high-quality work. Passion for videogames and a broad grasp of game types
Senior Economy Systems Designer Edinburgh
Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE, an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure. We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the bestselling and most loved games of all time. We're a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible. Would you like to help build an experience that will redefine how players connect with one another and with the digital world around them? We have amazingly talented people from across the globe located in Edinburgh, Budapest & now Montpellier and remote, flexible and hybrid style working in six different nations around the world. If you are ready to help forge a new future for gamers Everywhere, read on. Our products are at the heart of our business and player experience. This critical role will design and iterate the core economy before and more importantly after launch. As a senior economy systems designer, you will work to with the development and business teams to create and maintain a balanced and compelling economy to engaging players and meet our financial goals. Our ideal candidate is a seasoned economy designer with prior experience designing and managing successful complex economies, possesses a highly organized skillset, is data driven and will works well among diverse teams of people. Key Duties: Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities: Design and manage the in-game economy, including currency, resource management, and trading systems. Collaborate with the game design team to ensure that the economy enhances the overall gameplay experience. Develop at both a microeconomic (individual player) and macroeconomic (global game economy) level. Analyse player data and feedback to identify areas of improvement for the economy.
Senior UX Designer Edinburgh
The team at Build a Rocket Boy Games is expanding! We're looking for a passionate and exceptional UX Designer to come join us. The UX Designer will work closely with Directors and Developers to translate the vision of the game into an engaging experience, with retention and social features in mind. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills alongside an incredible worldwide team. Our ideal candidate will be an insightful and passionate team player, with the ability to clearly communicate ideas and propose improvements. This role will help shape the game through your experience and insight into player psychology and motivation theories, making you an invaluable member of the team. Responsibilities: Understand the game's audience, using player types and journeys to drive design decisions Work with the Directors and Design team to build a strong user experience, minimising friction and increasing retention Design and critique the iterative development of tutorials, gameplay activities and social features Usability improvements of development tools (UGC) Define a testing strategy, scaling from inhouse playtests to large scale beta testing Use playtests, analytics and community feedback to categories player behaviours, motivations and goals, to identify issues and opportunities to increase engagement and improve the game Work with the Economy team to develop ethical monetisation strategies. Work with the Analytics team, Designer and Publishing teams to assess user funnels and churn rates, identifying problem areas and suggesting elegant solutions. Use community feedback to prioritise quality of life improvements Requirements: 7+ years experience in UX / UR / Game Design Education in game design, web design, psychology or social sciences is a Bonus Great understanding of different player types, and have used persona profiles to rationalise economy/retention features Great
Senior Content Designer Edinburgh
As a Senior Content Designer in our Edinburgh studio, you will be working within the Design team to produce extemporary environments and exciting gameplay experiences. You will work with the Level & Game Designers, Artists & Scripters to build interactive and immersive locations in different locations of the game's world - aligned with any gameplay requirements. Through collaboration with the Design and Script team, you will use and help to develop an accessible set of custom level editing tools, that will allow players to create their own content. You will be involved in all the steps of producing content, from the paper design & blockout to final implementation and optimization phase. This position is also expected to be able to deal with other disciplines to resolve problems and elicit requirements. A Senior Content Designer should understand best-practice and standard techniques in level editors and systems and will seek to learn more about innovations within the industry. Responsibilities Plan, build and iterate on interesting and visually compelling environments through gathering reference & creating paper designs through to a final polished level Work closely with Content stakeholders to ensure playability is executed to the highest standard Collaborate with the Design and Art teams to create and refine environments for gameplay purposes Ability to document behaviours of tools and gameplay features Prioritise, plan and manage the time of assigned tasks with oversight Communicate clearly with other team members with minimal external help Be vigilant for and report new problems, delays and risks to the appropriate stakeholders Requirements A good understanding of level design principles and the theories of what makes games fun Experience working with a game engine (UE, Unity, UDK or other proprietary), using tools to create environments and/or gameplay Experience wo
Senior Game Designer Edinburgh
The design team at Build a Rocket Boy Games is expanding! We're looking for a passionate and exceptional Game Designer to come join us here in our newly refurbished Edinburgh office. As a member of the Gameplay team you'll work closely with the game director and the core design group and to create and maintain the vision across the Everywhere project. Our ideal candidate will be an insightful and creative team player with an enthusiasm for creating accessible system and maintaining impeccable design documentation. A strong eye for detail combined with clear and concise communication is a must. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills alongside an incredible worldwide team and work iteratively towards building one of the most ambitious projects in games. Responsibilities: Work closely with the design team to conceive and detail intuitive systems and features Maintain a foundation of clear, concise and accessible game design documentation Become a hub of knowledge for the game, for all production disciplines Good attitude with regards to complex problem solving Ability to analyse and evaluate information and communicate to the team Comfortable using a Game Engine to edit data, test changes and submit files Continually iterate, balance and tune features and gameplay, based on feedback from design leads, peers and playtests Requirements: You have at least 5 years industry experience in a gameplay design position Strong portfolio of projects or features you can break down and discuss Informed communications and interpersonal skills Open and ready to iterate and adapt based on gameplay needs or technical challenges You value good documentation, which is descriptive and to the point You have good common sense and gameplay sense Industry knowledge, new design methodology and emerging platforms a bonus A passion for games and an ability t
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