Hutch
A mobile video game developer/publisher
We’re Hutch, a mobile games developer & publisher with studios in central London, Dundee and Canada. Our mission is to build the most diverse and engaged automotive gaming community on mobile. Our games have been played by over 300 million people, with new titles in development.
We believe in putting our people first. Here you can make games without sacrificing quality time with family and friends. We strive to ensure our people are happy and healthy. Our teams are small and empowered, they have the independence to take on creative and technical challenges together, to work collaboratively, to make great games and have fun along the way.
We believe in; Looking after our people, small empowered teams, complete transparency, test, learn repeat, community at the core and the freedom to focus on what truly makes a difference to our players.
We’re driven by our players! Come and Join the mission!
Game Designer
Hutch is looking for a Game Designer to join the team in London, working on a brand new project. Reporting directly to the Game Director, you will be responsible for designing levels, game features and mechanics, and gameplay balancing.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the design team to create new Match-3 levels
- Contribute towards overall game design
- Work with the broader game team of artists, programmers, quality assurance and analysts
- Look through gameplay data to help address user experience issues
Requirements
- Experience with game design, preferably in the mobile games industry
- Strong design mentality and intuition for game mechanics and systems
- Familiarity with Match-3 mobile games and their game mechanics
- Ability to work independently and efficiently as part of a small, fast-moving team
- Good communication and collaboration
Bonus Points
- Experience working on Match-3 projects
- Experience with Unity
- An understanding of Lean development
Benefits
Life at Hutch
Our HQ is in the heart of Shoreditch in central London. We have additional offices in Dundee and Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. We’re an agile, creative team with people at the core of our values. We reward our employees with;
- Hutch is now a 4-Day Work Week company*
- Flexible working hours
- Remote working 2 days per week
- Excellent salary
- Private health care
- Enhanced Maternity (18 weeks) and Paternity leave (6 weeks)
- Access to mental health initiatives such as private mental health coaching
- Support to learn, develop and progress within Hutch
- Free snacks and drinks
- Social events, game launch parties, Thursday night drinks and much more
*This will mean that Hutch employees will work a maximum of 4 days per week (30 hours/week) Mon-Thurs, with zero reductions in pay (compared to a 5 day working week).
We value diversity and as an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all suitable applicants. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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Come and find out more about Hutch. We make racing games, but it’s not the only thing that drives us – https://www.hutch.io/