Experienced Game Designer - Hybrid/Flexible

About Steel City Interactive SCI was born out of passion for video games and boxing, with the ambition to create an authentic and exciting boxing game that does justice to the sport we love. What started as a fun prototype has grown into 'Undisputed', the first major boxing video game in over a decade.

SCI is a welcoming place for expression and open communication, where everyone has a voice. We're a diverse bunch, consisting of people with decades of games industry experience, graduates and talented individuals who come from other industries. Together we are driven by ambition to bring the world of boxing into a video game like never before.

The Experienced Games Designer would be a capable individual contributor responsible for delivering defined gameplay systems, mechanics, and features.

The role would contribute to team delivery by producing quality design work, supporting implementation, and collaborating effectively across disciplines. It represents a step beyond entry-level roles, with increased ownership and independence, while still operating within defined scope and guidance.

Ownership of well-defined gameplay features, components, or content
Contribution to system design, implementation, and iteration
Responsibility for delivering work to quality and timeline expectations
Design and develop gameplay mechanics, features, and components aligned with the game vision
~ Create and maintain clear design documentation (feature briefs, flows, and rulesets)
~ Translate design direction into structured, implementable requirements
~ Ensure documentation communicates intent clearly to engineering, art, and production
~ Identify and raise design issues, contributing to solution
~ Work with engineering, art, and QA to implement gameplay features
~ Ensure features meet expected quality standards and function as intended
~ Contribute to testing and resolving issues during development
~ Communicate design goals and requirements clearly and concisely
~ Escalate risks or blockers where appropriate
~ Design and support implementation of gameplay content, scenarios, or small features
~ Assist with scripting, localisation, and integration of content
~ Ensure content aligns with gameplay systems and player progression
~ Stay informed on relevant design practices, tools, and trends
~ Apply feedback to improve quality and consistency of work

Typically 2–4+ years of experience in game design or a related field
Contributes to planning and delivery within sprint or milestone structures
Works closely with engineering, art, UX, production, and QA
Unreal Engine 5 knowledge and Experience.

Healthy work-life balance:
~23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), that increases 1 day per year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days.
~ Holiday exchange programme
~ Flexible working hours & pattern (Certain Hybrid models available)

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay (subject to eligibility requirements)
Private Healthcare which includes Optical & Dental
Great office environment:
Free parking - At our Sheffield site
Health & wellbeing support:
~ Company sick pay
~Employee Assistance Programme

Learning support:
~ Additional financial support:
Technology scheme (salary sacrifice up to £750)
Relocation benefits (subject to eligibility requirements)
Electric Car Vehicle Scheme (subject to eligibility requirements)
Discretionary Bonus
We're committed to building a diverse team and welcome all applications, considering them without regard to race, religion, belief, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, gender reassignment, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, sex or sexual orientation.

Please be aware that all applications for roles submitted through our website will be managed by our external recruitment partner, Amiqus. While they will handle the processing and management of your application, your data will remain securely stored within our Applicant Tracking System (ATS). By submitting your CV through our website, you give your permission for your application to be managed by Amiqus and to be contacted by them on SCI's behalf.