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About the Role

Zynga is seeking an Enemy Designer to join NaturalMotion's London studio. This role will focus on shaping the combat experience for a first-person shooter mobile title by implementing, adapting, and creating compelling enemies to deliver an authentic console experience on mobile. You will collaborate with design, art, animation, audio, and engineering teams to ensure polished, purposeful, and fun enemy encounters.

Responsibilities

Design, prototype, and implement enemy behaviors, AI systems, boss encounters, and other features aligned with the game's creative vision.
Guide enemies and bosses from initial concept through to shipping quality, ensuring they are complete, polished, and fun.
Collaborate with Level Design & Combat Design to ensure enemies, factions, and NPCs meet their goals throughout development.
Define and track required metrics to achieve design goals.
Work closely with art, animation, audio, design, and engineering teams to build content and solve problems in a multidisciplinary environment.
Develop and balance a diverse roster of enemies, bosses, and mutators.
Create compelling AI behaviors and attack patterns that provide an exciting and challenging player experience.
Analyze combat data, player feedback, and internal playtests to refine and iterate on enemy and boss designs.
Manage multiple features at varying development stages concurrently, prioritizing effectively as content pipelines run in parallel.
Document and communicate enemy and boss design concepts clearly to ensure cross-team alignment.

Requirements

Previous experience in Combat / Enemy Design or an equivalent role in the video game industry.
At least one shipped title in a design role for a Shooter / Action / RPG title.
Experience designing and implementing enemy AI, behaviors, and encounters for action games.
Experience working on a first-person or third-person game.
Familiarity with the Unreal game engine.
Ability to analyze gameplay data and player feedback to inform and balance design decisions.
Strong visual & verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively across cross-disciplinary teams.
Ability to manage multiple designs in a fast-paced development environment.
Passionate about action games with a deep understanding of engaging enemy design.

Skills

Enemy Design
Combat Design
AI Systems
Boss Encounters
Unreal Engine
Gameplay Data Analysis
Player Feedback Analysis
Visual Communication
Verbal Communication
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration
Game Balancing
Prototyping
Live Service Games
Mobile Games

Location

London
Remote

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Mid-level

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary
Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Benefits

26 days holiday, plus bank holidays & 2 paid personal days
6 months fully paid maternity/adoption leave
16 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Pension plan, with a double matching employer contribution
Private medical & dental insurance
Healthcare cash plan
Life insurance
Personal accident insurance
Income protection
Mental health and neurodiversity support programs
Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Fitness reimbursement plan, worth £600 per annum
Flexible working hours
Weekly happy hours
Seasonal parties
Monthly social events
Annual rail season ticket advance
Cycle to work scheme

About the Company

Zynga brings people together through the power of play as a global leader in interactive entertainment and a label of Take-Two Interactive.
Our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times, connecting players in 175+ countries.
Our diverse game portfolio includes titles like FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, and many more.
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia.
Zynga is where fun meets innovation.

Equal Opportunity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds.
Employment is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic, not on protected characteristics.
We are committed to providing necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process.