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Lead Designer

FrontierCambridge / Hybrid🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 28 Apr 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a Principal Designer at Frontier, you'll shape the creative vision of innovative games, lead talented teams, and mentor designers in a hybrid environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your leadership skills and make a significant impact within a renowned game development studio. If you're passionate about crafting exceptional player experiences and driving design excellence, this role is for you.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Leader
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Cambridge / Hybrid, United Kingdom
Posted
5 months ago

Job Description

Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at Frontier are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap. 
This role is offered on a full in-studio basis or a hybrid basis (minimum 3 days per week in the studio). We can provide a comprehensive relocation support package as part of any offer, should you need to relocate. 

WHAT’S THE ROLE? 

 We are looking for a Lead Game Designer to join our Design team in a key leadership role, working on our portfolio of Creative Management Simulation (CMS) titles. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the game vision and translating it into compelling, high-quality game experiences.  

Working as both the lead designer on a project, and supporting project leadership, you will influence key design decisions and provide line management and mentorship to members of the Design Team, helping to support their performance, career progression and long-term team development.  

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