Lead Gameplay Designer · Playground Games

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:16:03 GMT
Engineering

Playground Games · Leamington Spa · hybrid

We are looking for a Lead Gameplay Designer to join our Fable team on a permanent basis. As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

About the role: As Lead Gameplay Designer you will develop and lead the gameplay design team, working on character driven gameplay systems. This is a permanent role based in our state-of-the-art studio in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in the studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

Responsibilities:

Establish, maintain, and evolve design processes while ensuring gameplay design work is completed on time and to a high-quality standard.

Guide and evaluate your team's gameplay design work to ensure it's creatively and technically sound, and aligned with the game's overall vision.

Ensure that the communication between the Gameplay Design team and other stakeholders is smooth and efficient.

Develop the skills and talent of the Gameplay Design team, carrying performance reviews and owning line management duties.

Be responsible for the tasks and bugs of the Gameplay Design team, and work with other stakeholders to help define and prioritize them.

Deputize for the Design Director, when required.

Requirements:

Proven success working on a character-driven gameplay systems such as locomotion, combat, camera, and AI.

Experience working within AAA Studios

A strong creative sensibility and the ability to elevate your team's work through constructive feedback.

Ideally contributed to at least 1, 3rd person melee action game, preferably open world

A flexible, highly-motivated, team-player attitude.

A good understanding of technical considerations, with the ability to communicate with technical team members.

A genuine passion for video games.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry's most exciting first-party game studios.