Middle Game Designer

MIDDLE GAME DESIGNER (FIREFLY STUDIOS)

🕹 Real-Time Strategy
🧠 Middle
💰 £35,000 – £60,000
⏰ Full-time
🌎 Remote / 👔 Office (London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧)

🦄 Description

Firefly Studios, creators of the BAFTA-nominated Stronghold series, are seeking a creative and independent Game Designer to help shape the next mainline entry in the legendary Stronghold franchise.

Working alongside the Senior Designer and the wider team, you will contribute to both the upcoming Unreal Engine Stronghold title and future studio projects. This role involves evaluating game builds, designing missions, identifying design risks, conceptualising new features and collaborating closely with art, code and other departments to refine and evolve core gameplay systems for a modern strategy audience.

On future titles, you will work directly with studio leadership to help define gameplay vision, translating high-level creative goals into actionable design documentation. You will also participate in R&D phases, prototyping and iterating on gameplay systems, units and characters, directly influencing the design direction of Firefly’s projects.

This is a mid level position suited to a self-driven designer capable of independently managing tasks through to completion while delivering polished, engaging and player-focused design solutions.

🚀 Responsibilities

• Evaluate game builds and provide structured, actionable feedback
• Design missions and gameplay scenarios
• Identify design risks and propose effective solutions
• Concept and iterate on new gameplay features
• Translate creative goals into clear design documentation
• Prototype and iterate on gameplay systems during R&D phases
• Collaborate closely with art, programming and production teams
• Contribute to the evolution of core gameplay systems for strategy audiences

📚 Required Skills

• Previous experience shipping games in a design role
• Games industry experience
• Strong understanding of strategy game design principles and genre trends
• Ability to translate creative vision into actionable design direction
• Experience providing well documented, player-focused feedback
• Enthusiasm for hands-on playtesting
• Ability to balance creative ambition with production constraints
• Experience collaborating with programmers and understanding technical limitations
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and manage tasks to completion
• Right to work full time in the UK

👍 Nice to Have

• Experience working with Unreal Engine
• Level design experience
• Experience developing or playing real-time strategy games
• Playable game projects demonstrating creative design ability
• Interest in the Stronghold series and medieval history

🍪 What we offer

• Largely remote work with optional access to the London office
• Flexible working hours within UK full time schedule
• Private health and dental cover
• Life insurance
• 25 days holiday plus 8 UK bank holidays
• Training budget for career development
• Travel opportunities to games events and expos
• Regular company social events in London
• Access to newly released Devolver Digital group games
• Inclusive and diverse working environment

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