GAME DESIGNER

ABOUT QUELL.

Quell is building the future of fitness gaming. Our players get fit fighting, running, leaping and ducking their way through unforgettable worlds. We give players real resistance, powerful haptics, heart-rate data and real-time motion tracking to create a truly immersive experience.
The team is made up of passionate superstars from the likes of Square Enix, King, Meta, Paradox, EA, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and Disney. We’ve sold $1.5m in pre-orders and raised over $5m in funding from top-tier investors. Now, we’re gearing up for an explosive launch.

YOUR MISSION.

Your primary mission is to own the gameplay balancing and in-game economy for Shardfall - our fitness based adventure game with living RPG elements. Collaborate with the wider team to offer meaningful content for subscription-tier players and generate balanced rewards which validate their subscription. While game balancing is your main focus, you’ll also be a member of the core design team tackling AI, combat and level design tasks.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

  • You’re the team-wide point of contact for all things balance and economy.
  • Ensure that everyone follows best practices with regards to ideating and implementing long-term reward systems.
  • Generate ideas for new equipment and upgrades, ensuring they synergise with existing unlockables to create compelling gameplay variety.
  • Leverage your passion for data-driven design to create compelling reward scenarios.
  • Propose new systems and features that boost player retention and foster habituation to help players reach their fitness goals.

SKILLS YOU'LL NEED.

  • Experience working on in-game economy and balancing.
  • A vision for long-term player retention and endlessly expandable mechanics.
  • Ability to adapt and move at pace, driving ideas from concept to implementation.
  • Clear communication of design challenges and decisions to the wider team.
  • Unity experience.

BONUS POINTS.

  • You have shipped games on console or PC
  • Knowledge of C#
  • Action, RPG and/or Combat design experience
  • Familiarity with UI/UX design
  • Experience working in startups

PERKS OF THE JOB.

  • Equity in a start-up which has increased its value 30x in two years.
  • Flexible working hours and holiday.
  • Free books! We’ll add anything you like to our library.
  • Cycle-to-work programme.
  • A team obsessed with building an amazing place to work.

OUR CULTURE.

  • Design-led. Great products create great businesses, not vice versa.
  • Zero ego. The best idea can come from anyone.
  • Strengths-based. We build superstars by focusing on strengths, not weaknesses.

HOW TO GET STARTED.

Please email Sandy Lockie at sandy@quell.tech with your CV and a (brief) cover letter.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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