Freelance Senior Technical Designer, 5 Month Contract Immediate Start -ES UK

At Electric Square, we understand that the worlds we build are pivotal to the success of our games and the enjoyment of our players. With our diverse portfolio, which includes acclaimed titles like 'Diablo 4', 'Lords of the Fallen & 'Assasin Creed Nexus', and several other exciting AAA console games currently in progress (and even more surprises on the horizon!), we strive to deliver unforgettable gaming experiences.

Working in collaboration with four innovative studios, our team of 350 talented individuals, accompanied by our beloved studio dogs, are dedicated to creating world-class projects. We foster a unique studio culture that empowers and inspires our teams, ensuring that everyone feels motivated to bring their best ideas to life.

We can offer you an award-winning working environment. At Electric Square, we don't just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Electric Square is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Electric Square is looking for an accomplished, enthusiastic, and self-motivated Senior Technical Designer to join our Brighton based team working on an exciting, critically acclaimed franchise. For this role you will need to be located within European times zones.

A Technical Designer at Electric Square:

• Works closely with the design and engineering teams to help architect new features, liaising between them to ensure features and tools meet all requirement

• Can understand and expand existing systems, or create new game systems if necessary

• Can do rapid prototyping to validate game ideas

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience with at least one released project as a technical designer working with UE5
• Working-to-expert knowledge of the Gameplay Ability System
• Able to create & modify GAS attribute sets in C++
• Comfortable using C++ to extend the functionality of classes to broaden the reach of the Gameplay Ability System to affect more in-game elements
• Comfortable with advanced aspects of blueprinting, e.g. supporting networking, optimisation
• Able to use blueprinting to create tools for other designers, e.g. create wider systems of existing specific examples
• Comfortable debugging the blueprints of others, providing technical feedback and setting the technical standards for the team
• Skilled at explaining necessary changes to less technically minded team-members following reviews
• Can effectively plan/estimate/schedule tech design feature work

Skills:

• Able to concisely articulate game concepts and analyse game mechanics
• Understand feedback and make a plan to address it

• Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including with team members outside of the design team

• Ability to manage time and workload effectively including planning, organising, and prioritising. Able to break down and structure tasks to meet deadlines efficiently

• Highly self-motivated with a positive mental attitude and pride in delivering quality

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Role Information: EN

Studio: Electric Square

Location: Europe, United Kingdom, Brighton

Service: Game Development

Employment Type: Freelance

Working Pattern: Full Time, Remote