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 to articulate that passion clearly and analytically
• You have a positive attitude and the ability to motivate others
• Data management and editing with Excel or similar

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 best selling 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. 

If you want to feel comfortable, inspired, and appreciated in your work pursuits then come join us.