Lead Designer, Climax Studios

Salary not provided

Unreal Engine

Senior and Expert level

London

VR and AR developers

Job no longer available

VR and AR developers

201-500 employees

B2BAugmented RealityDigital MediaSaaSVirtual Reality

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Unreal Engine

Senior and Expert level

London

201-500 employees

B2BAugmented RealityDigital MediaSaaSVirtual Reality

Company mission

To create epic, groundbreaking titles for VR and next-gen platforms.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience working as a Lead Designer on AAA 3D Action console games
Experience with Level, Player Character, Enemy design, and all aspects of 3D Action game design
Experience of designing First and/or Third Person shooters
Worked on and shipped at least two games
Able to take ownership and drive forward all design aspects
Highly proficient in using Unreal 5
Have a solid understanding of all disciplines
Able to communicate effectively with our clients and maintain a strong relationship with them

What the job involves

We are seeking an experienced Lead Designer to join our award-winning team
This is an exciting opportunity to work on a major AAA console title leading a team of passionate and highly experienced designers
Our ideal candidate would consider themselves both creative and technical and enjoy getting hands-on in creating, prototyping, and implementing game designs in engine
You'll be based out of our new state of the art space located in the heart of the city of London EC1
This could also be a great opportunity for an experienced Lead Level or Lead System Designer looking to progress
Leads design team, passing on experience and expertise and leads by example
Estimates tasks and ensures team delivers high quality design work to that schedule
Create and maintain clear and concise design feature documentation
Performs design reviews with the team to ensure quality
Mentors and conducts regular one to ones with project’s design team
Works with programmers, artists and other personnel involved in the development process as required to create the highest possible quality product

Salary benchmarks

Our take

With more than 500 video game developers founded between 2020 and 2021 in the UK, the market has considerably expanded in recent years for British video game makers. Climax Studios, based in Portsmouth, is not one of these companies, having been founded back in 1988. Its acquisition by the American developer Keyword Studios in 2021 though, exemplifies how larger companies from overseas are shining a light on the burgeoning British market.

As a VR and AR developer, Climax Studios has been a major player in British video game development for more than three decades, with client publishers including Microsoft, 2K, and EA. Its 2021 acquisition was worth more than $40 million and has helped Climax expand its team and buffer it against the smaller companies growing out of the UK.

Climax Studio’s focus on next-gen consoles and technology is most likely one of the key reasons for its acquisition. With 2022 seeing them focus on AA and AAA standard games, Climax is well equipped to keep afloat amidst the revitalised British developer market.