Senior Technical Designer

About Us

10:10 Games is an independent development studio based in the heart of Warrington, UK. 10:10 Games released Funko Fusion in 2024 and is gearing up for future growth with new and exciting IPs.

At 10:10 Games, we have anchored a people-first culture into our studio where our team is empowered to fulfil their potential. We are building development pathways that allow us to help everyone reach the next stage of their career with our internal promotion opportunities. Regular progression catch-ups with your manager keep our learning and development aspirations a prime focus.

We value transparency, collaboration and feedback within our studio. We have fortnightly company-wide stand-ups and regular check-ins with each team to maintain this promise.

We have a passionate Outreach programme that we encourage everyone to get involved with. We have already partnered with Women in Games, Grads in Games, Into Games and more. We are an inclusive studio that believes strongly in opening doors into the industry, providing opportunities within local universities, colleges and schools through work experience, internships and apprenticeships.

We are growing our team rapidly over the next few months, offering an exciting opportunity to join our people-first culture and be part of our expansion!

As an equal opportunity employer, 10:10 Games treats all job applications equally, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic.

As a Senior Technical Designer at 10:10 Games, you will be responsible for the design, prototyping and implementation of interactive gameplay systems and mechanics that leverage UE5’s latest tech.

You will work as part of the multi-skilled Technical Design team, made up of staff with animation, art and design backgrounds, created to ensure interactive assets not only function well but also look visually outstanding.

You will mentor and guide other technical designers and push to improve technical understanding and expertise across other disciplines.

You will work closely with other teams such as Design and Engineering to ensure systems fit design specifications and leverage best use of C++ classes, components and functions with consideration for best practices and performance.

• You have professional experience as a Senior Technical Designer working on at least one shipped Unreal-based project
• You have strong cross-team communication skills
• You have a good understanding of keyframe animation fundamentals and are confident with animating and rigging in UE5, Maya, Blender or similar
• Experience with mentoring and guiding other team members
• You have a keen eye for attention to detail, object composition and have an interest in art
• You are user-focused and regularly think outside of the box.

• You have experience and/or knowledge of programming fundamentals in C++
• Experience with Materials, PCG and Niagara
• You have experience writing documentation for tools, workflows and good working practices
• You have hands-on experience with UE5’s platform profiling tools
• Experience with people management

• Hybrid/flexible working environment (3 days in-office, 2 days remote)
• Zero crunch time
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Health and wellbeing package (private health insurance, EAP, long-term illness cover)
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Company-wide bonus scheme