Technical Designer (Games)

Placement Type: Temporary Compensation: £89k per annum, pro rata (PAYE Only) Start Date: 03.01.2025

Aquent is helping our client, a social media giant, as they look for a Technical Designer to create fun and engaging games and other content within their online virtual reality game. In this role, you will be responsible for the implementation of first-party content within their proprietary engine, working alongside the rest of the content team and supported by other members of the development team (including audio, art and UI support). This is a contract role aimed to start ASAP and will run until the end of the year, 31st December 2025. Our client works on a hybrid model where you will be required to work onsite in their Leamington Spa office 3 days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Designing, scripting, and debugging to deliver performant gameplay features through TypeScript
• Creating reusable scripted gameplay elements to a high level of polish
• Prototyping gameplay designs to illustrate concepts
• Overseeing cross-platform playtesting and using generated data to iterate design
• Working with engineers to guide the direction of the game editor and scripting APIs

Requirements:

• Professional experience in gameplay scripting or engineering
• Understanding of game architecture and ability to identify and implement common game mechanics and patterns in TypeScript or similar scripting languages
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, including with remote teammates
• Understanding differences in interaction requirements for different input devices (eg PC, console, mobile, VR)
• Experience debugging and managing performance within a scripting environment

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with Unity, Unreal Engine or similar engines
• Experience in scripting with Lua, TypeScript, Python (or similar)
• Experience in developing a Game as a Service or supporting Live Ops
• Experience in designing for VR
• A portfolio demonstrating a proven track record of delivering gameplay experiences as part of a team
• Experience working with UGC editors (eg Roblox)
• Modding experience