Specialising in AAA PC, console and cloud gaming development, Red Kite has a proven track record in the creation of cutting-edge games across varying genres.
Having set up home in the beautiful Grade-II listed Park Row House in Leeds city centre, Red Kite continues to develop top-quality games for multiple world-class AAA publishing partners such as Microsoft, Sony, Activision, 2K, SEGA, Epic Games, Warner Bros. 505, Remedy, Rare and Codemasters.
Several titles include Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Hogwarts Legacy, Mafia: Definitive Edition, Mafia III: Definitive Edition, Control Ultimate Edition, Two Point Hospital, Knockout City, Battletoads, Crackdown 3, Payday 2, Team Sonic Racing, DiRT 4 and God of War III: Remastered.
It’s a very exciting time to join Red Kite; not only are we working on multiple high-profile games for current-gen and new-gen platforms, we're also developing our own IP.
Here’s what we can tell you about:
We’re helping to develop Hogwarts Legacy with the teams at Warner Bros. and Avalanche Software
We’re partnered with Mediatonic working on the smash-hit, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
We’re working on a new PvE 1st person shooter based on an award-winning IP for new gen-platforms
We’re working on an unannounced, high-profile AAA 1st person shooter for new-gen platforms in UE5
One of the most interesting aspects to working at Red Kite is the diversity of projects present within the studio. It's certainly never boring and we constantly find ourselves pushing the boundaries when it comes to the gameplay that we're creating and the technologies that we're engineering.
Come join the team, build a rewarding career, and help to make great games with a lovely bunch of people!
The Role @ Red Kite Games
Red Kite has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced technical designer to join our team. You will be directly involved in helping our studio to develop original and innovative IP, alongside supporting projects across a multitude of platforms, genres and game areas.
In this role you will be expected to champion design quality, develop game prototypes, and create compelling gameplay experiences in collaboration with our multi-disciplined development teams.
In your new role you will:
Create prototypes for developing new gameplay ideas and features
Implement design tasks to a high standard in conjunction with art, code and production
Design and implement innovative game systems
Build tools and design systems to enhance or simplify creative work processes
Review, tweak and balance gameplay
Contribute to game concept creation
To be successful you will have:
Shipped at least one commercial title
Technically proficient across multiple game engines (e.g. UE4, Unity or custom)
Advanced knowledge of game and level design principles
Advanced knowledge of C# or a similar scripting language
A passion for cutting edge game technology
Experience in any of these areas will be advantageous but not essential:
Shipped at least one commercial title in a senior role
Understanding of optimization and technical limitations
Basic knowledge of C++
Red Kite is located in central Leeds, a major European city connected to London by rapid rail links and the M1 motorway – plus the rest of the world via Leeds Bradford airport. It's home to some of the best restaurants, bars and museums in the North of England, and is within easy reach of spectacular countryside (the Yorkshire Moors and Bronte Country), historical York and the Yorkshire East coast (you should definitely check out Whitby and Runswick Bay).
We offer a superb flexible benefits package – which includes but is not limited to:
Flexi-time – Including 'finish early on Fridays'
Annual Bonus & Share Incentive Plan
27 Days Holiday – Including your birthday, Duvet Days and Christmas Eve
5 Learning & Development Days – Including Udemy Access
Employee Assistance Programme – Including health, mental health and wellbeing support
Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave
Life Assurance & Income Protection
Relocation Support & Visa Sponsorship
Nurturing Red Kite's studio culture is at the heart of everything we do and has been proudly recognised by the following awards:
GI.biz – Best Small Company for 2020
Best Companies – A World Class, 3 Star place to work for 2021
Red Kite is a social studio – the team regularly gather for drinks, game nights, film nights, to play sports etc. – making this a great place to build a career whilst making friends...and let's not forget Red Kite's legendary Summer BBQ and our epic Christmas party – plus much more!
Red Kite's studio is relaxed, friendly and built upon the belief that working smarter is better than working harder. Every team member has the opportunity to shine and we pride ourselves on providing a positive social atmosphere, facilitated by shared interest groups, afterwork clubs and charity fundraising events. Red Kite are proud supporters of the gaming charity SpecialEffect.
Ultimately we’re looking for talented individuals that love what they do and want to make friends doing it!
