Game Designer

ABOUT QUELL.

Quell is on a mission to reinvent fitness gaming, combining deep, exciting gameplay with world-class fitness to burn over 600 kCal per hour.

Quell’s wearable console, the Impact, has been designed to deliver fitness gaming from the ground up, featuring real resistance, camera-less motion tracking, live biometrics and powerful haptics. Our launch game, Shardfall, sees players fighting, sprinting and leaping their way through an unforgettable fantasy world in the first ever fitness rogue-like.

Quell launches later this year and has already proven a massive audience, generating over $1.5m in preorder revenue and securing over $15m in funding from top-tier investors, including Tencent, Khosla Ventures and the founders of Twitch.

YOUR MISSION.

  • Work with the Design Director and Design team to deliver a cohesive and immersive gameplay experience that also smashes our fitness targets.
  • Solve unique design challenges with insightful solutions.
  • Work on a range of features from core combat and traversal to metagame and GAAS mechanics.
  • Take full ownership of substantive gameplay features, employing a proactive mindset to deliver outstanding results.
  • Implement design objectives in Unity using powerful proprietary tooling. Become a knowledge leader in our gameplay systems and propose tooling upgrades to turbo-charge development.
  • Harness the creative power of the wider studio, ensuring they are empowered to make valuable contributions to design.

    • YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

  • Deliver concise, actionable design documentation which communicates both the functionality and the rationale of features.
  • Own larger deliverables, defined by the Design Director, and independently identify the tasks needed to achieve them.
  • Plan, organise and execute key problem-solving sessions to harness team buy-in and creativity. Distil results into actionable tasks and communicate them to relevant team members.
  • Coordinate with Art, Tech, Production and QA to deliver sprint tasks on time and to a high standard.
  • Maintain the documentation wiki and ensure the team is updated on any relevant changes in design.
  • Play an active role in building and reinforcing the culture of Quell as we continue to grow.

    • WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR.

    An experienced designer with a passion for solving unique and challenging problems. You recognize that the best idea can come from anywhere and love working with a multidisciplinary team to achieve exceptional results. You are a beacon for the game’s pillars and ensure features build towards them.

    You will also have:

  • A minimum of 3 years of design experience (at any level)
  • A strong working knowledge of Unity
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Action, RPG and/or Combat design experience

    • EXTRA CREDIT.

  • You have shipped games on console or PC
  • Experience of working on a games as a service title (GaaS)
  • Knowledge of C#
  • Experience working in startups
  • An interest in fitness

    • BENEFITS.

  • Stock options – we want everyone at Quell to take ownership of building our business together so we are pleased to offer all employees a stake in the business to share in our future success.
  • Flexibility – Hybrid employees have the flexibility to work from home on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays – we all get together in the office on Mondays and Fridays to plan, collaborate and socialise together.
  • Work from Anywhere – the opportunity to work for up to 10 days per year outside of your country of employment.
  • Parental leave – equal, enhanced parental leave of 6 weeks full pay for all new parents, plus further maternity, adoption and shared parental leave in line with statutory requirements.
  • Pension scheme – Quell will contribute 3% alongside an employee contribution of 5% of your qualifying earnings.
  • Holiday allowance – we offer 25 days annual leave + standard UK bank holidays. We also give all employees the days off in between Christmas and New Year (an extra 3 days of holiday!) and the opportunity to use up to 5 bank holidays on days that are most meaningful for you.
  • £300 per year Wellbeing Budget to spend via our wellbeing platform, Heka.
  • £300 per year Personal Learning and Development Budget to spend on the resources that work for you, in consultation with your Line Manager.
  • Access for you and your dependants to our Employee Assistance Programme and Private Telemedicine service 365 days a year, providing you with support for your mental and physical health, as well as financial and legal matters.
  • Cycle to Work scheme – a tax efficient way to purchase a new bike, with most people saving at least 33%.
  • PureGym discount – we have a PureGym on site at our offices in Oval, with a 5-10% discount on membership.
  • Game and book library – we want everyone at Quell to have the resources to learn – whatever book you want to read or game you want to try, let us know.
  • Regular team socials – bringing everyone together (both virtually and in-person) to celebrate our successes.
  • Little extras – we want everyone to be comfortable and at their best at work, so we provide complimentary coffee/tea, fresh fruit and snacks throughout the day.

    • HOW TO APPLY.

    Please send your CV across to Sandy Lockie – Design Director at sandy@quell.tech