Senior Meta Designer (Mobile FPS)

About the role

NaturalMotion is seeking a Senior Meta Designer to shape the combat experience of its upcoming first‑person shooter mobile title. You will own metagame, live, and progression systems, turning creative concepts into sustainable, data‑driven features that keep players engaged over time.

Key responsibilities

• Design, prototype and implement progression, economy and engagement features aligned with the game’s creative vision.
• Define, analyse and act on analytics, feature data and KPIs to optimise player retention.
• Collaborate with live and product management teams to set goals and deliver solutions that boost engagement.
• Work closely with art, animation, audio, design and engineering to build content and solve multidisciplinary challenges.
• Develop and balance in‑game economies across multiple metagame systems.
• Partner with UX and engineering to ensure feature implementation meets engagement targets.
• Analyse player data, feedback and behaviour to identify and resolve metagame issues.
• Manage several features simultaneously, prioritising as pipelines run in parallel.
• Document and communicate feature concepts clearly for cross‑team alignment.

Required profile

• Proven experience in metagame, progression or engagement design for live‑service games.
• At least one shipped title in a design role for a live service.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience interpreting KPIs and player‑behaviour data.
• Passion for action games and a willingness to experiment with new ideas.

Required skills

• Familiarity with the Unreal Engine.