Rebellion creates its games using an internally developed engine and toolset. In order to maintain our position at the forefront of game development, we energetically pursue improvements to those tools and, thus, the quality of our world-leading games.

We are looking for an experienced and forward-looking Tools UX specialist to liaise with tech and game dev teams and to design and champion improvements to the power and usability of our tools.

The successful applicant will be joining a vibrant and robust independent developer with over 27 years of gaming history and an exciting future ahead of it. This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to contribute at a fundamental level towards the quality of all of our games.

Requirements

You will;

Develop expert knowledge of our toolset
Creatively and ambitiously contribute towards the tools roadmap
Work closely with all creative disciplines to facilitate their requirements
Work closely with our tech team to improve the capabilities and UX of the tool suite
Harvest and report feedback from the tools users
Write and maintain clear and concise documentation

And you will have;

A strong knowledge and enthusiasm for the state of the art, and the future of, game dev tools
Practical expertise with a range of engines, level design and asset creation tools (UE3/4, Blender, Unity, Source)
A track record of utility UI design
Demonstrable knowledge and experience of game development and production processes
Strong verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

Holidays 25 days paid annual leave plus all bank holidays (33 days total)
Relocation reasonable pre-agreed costs eg belongings, transport, non-refundable agency fees, etc
Pension contributory pension scheme where company matches 4%, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
Cycle Scheme spread bike payments over 12 months, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
Eye Test Vouchers free eye tests and additional discounts on glasses/contact lenses
Introduction bonus £2k for internal staff referrals that lead to hires
Loans Up to £1k interest free personal loans
Free Stuff fresh fruit, Rebellion Steam titles, GDC Vault access, digital 2000AD/Solaris/Abaddon/Ravenstone copies, game and film library
Discounts 50% off most 2000AD merchandise, discounted membership at The Athlete Centre gym 200 metres from Oxford studio
Culture friendly, creative and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and recognition of the importance of work-life balance
Social annual company events (Summer BBQ & Christmas Party), various ad-hoc events and out-of-hours social groups such as photography, board games, football, baking, etc
Oxford Location local pub, M&S and Waitrose, 5 minute walk to train station and 15 minute walk to city centre
Hours flexible start and finish times (core hours 10am-4pm with 7.5 working hours overall plus 1 hour for lunch