Careers Careers As a team, we are passionate about quality and innovation and we’re always looking for great people who can help us push further. If that sounds like you, have a look below at all of the positions we currently have open at Playground. If you can’t see a position that’s right for you, we welcome speculative applications. Just find one of the discipline-specific speculative roles below and apply using that. We offer highly competitive salaries, plus a contributory pension scheme, private health care, and a childcare vouchers scheme. We operate flexible working hours, and all Playground staff receive 25 days annual leave per year, plus statutory holidays. In addition to holiday allowance, all new staff benefit from two Duvet Days per year, which can be taken at short notice, and will accrue an additional Duvet Day for each year of service, up to a maximum of five. Diversity and Inclusion at Playground Games At Playground Games, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment where anyone from any background can do their best work. We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members. It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our players. Our commitment to equality and inclusion across race, colour, gender, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity and disability leads us forward every day. Work Experience and Placements Unfortunately we are unable to offer work experience but do have a 12-month placement scheme for university students on relevant courses. SHOW ALL AI Engineer Playground Games is looking to grow the RPG team with the addition of an AI engineer. As an integral part of the AI team, you will be working with all disciplines to plan and implement AI systems and features at the core of the next Fable experience. READ MORE Animation Engineer Playground Games is looking for an experienced animation specialist to join the Fable team. READ MORE Art Manager Playground Games is looking for an Art Manager to oversee production for a world-class Art team on the Fable team. You will be responsible for the planning, resourcing and delivery of projects and champion studio initiatives across the project Art team. READ MORE Art Producer Playground Games is seeking a skilled and experienced Art Producer to join the Fable team, working on our open world action/RPG project. You will form part of our world class creative team, developing the processes by which our art content production is planned and executed. READ MORE Associate Art Director Playground Games is seeking an Associate Art Director to join our Forza Horizon team who will realise our game vision and work alongside award-winning technical and creative talent. READ MORE Associate Art Manager Playground Games are seeking an Associate Art Manager to assist in overseeing production for our world-class Forza Horizon Art team and to help realise our game vision. READ MORE Associate Creative Director Playground Games is looking for an Associate Creative Director to join the world class creative team at Playground Games. READ MORE Associate Design Director Playground Games is seeking an Associate Design Director to join our world class Fable team. READ MORE Associate Lead Gameplay Engineer Playground Games is looking for a talented Associate Lead Gameplay Engineer to join our RPG team. You will become a key member of the gameplay engineering team that is building the next Fable experience. READ MORE Associate Lead Tools Engineer Playground Games is looking for a talented Associate Lead Tools Engineer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Audio Programmer Playground Games is looking for an experienced Audio Programmer to join the Fable team, working on our open world action RPG. READ MORE Automated Testing Engineer Playground Games is looking for an experienced engineer to join the Fable team, working on our open-world action / RPG title. You will help the Engineering team to ensure the code quality is high and well tested, and to ensure frameworks and processes are in place for them to test their code and systems. READ MORE Build Engineer Playground Games are looking to for a Build Engineer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Character Artist - Contract Playground Games is looking for a Character Artist to join our Forza team on a 12 month Fixed-Term contract READ MORE Cinematic 3D Artist Playground Games are looking for a Cinematic 3D Artist to join us at Fable. READ MORE Cinematic Animator Playground Games are looking for a Cinematics Animator to join our Fable team. READ MORE Cinematic Technical Artist We're looking for a Cinematic Technical Artist to join our Cinematics team on our exciting narrative driven open world RPG with genre defining goals. READ MORE Cinematics Artist Playground Games is seeking Cinematic Artists who will be responsible for story and character driven cinematics needed to realise the vision for Fable, our open world action RPG. READ MORE Cinematics Designer - Contract Playground Games is looking for a Contract Cinematic Designer to join our talented Forza Horizon team here in Leamington Spa. You will develop and champion the cinematic creative vision whilst driving quality and upholding the project vision. READ MORE Cinematics Engineer Playground Games is looking for a cinematics engineer to join the Fable team. READ MORE Combat Designer Playground Games are looking for a Combat Designer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Concept Artist - Character (Contract) Playground Games is looking for a Concept Artist to join our Fable team. READ MORE Design Manager Playground Games is looking for a talented and experienced Design Manager to oversee Forza Horizon’s world-class design teams. READ MORE Design Producer Playground Games is looking to grow its Forza Horizon team with the addition of a skilled and experienced Design Producer. As an integral part of the production process, you’ll be interacting with all disciplines and driving the delivery of high quality features using modern development methodologies. READ MORE Engine Engineer Playground Games are looking for an Engine Engineer to join our Forza engineering team. READ MORE Engine Engineer Playground Games is looking for an experienced Game Engine Engineer to join the Fable team, working on our open-world action / RPG title. You will join the team and project at an early stage, giving you the rare opportunity to shape the technology used to build a large-scale AAA title. READ MORE Engineer - Forza Live Team Playground Games is looking for a Gameplay Engineer to join our Forza Horizon Live Team. READ MORE Environment Artist - Contract Playground Games is looking for an Environment Artist to join our Fable team on a contract basis READ MORE Environment Producer Playground Games is seeking an experienced Environment Producer to join our world class Fable team. READ MORE Finance Manager Playground Games is looking for an Finance Manager to join our Team. Working closely with the Finance Director, and wider Finance team. READ MORE Game Designer Playground Games are looking for a Game Designer to join our Forza Horizon team. READ MORE Gameplay Animator Playground Games is seeking a Gameplay Animator who will be responsible for creating a diverse variety of animations needed to realise the vision for Fable, our open world action RPG. READ MORE Gameplay Designer Playground Games are looking for a Gameplay Designer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Gameplay Engineer Playground Games is looking for great game play engineers to join the Fable team, working on our open world action RPG. READ MORE Graduate Rendering Engineer We are looking to hire a graduate programmer to join our Fable Rendering team in 2021. READ MORE IT Network & Security Engineer Playground Games are looking for a skilled Network and Security contractor to join their experienced internal IT team. Working alongside the existing Networking and Security Engineers you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining critical networking and security systems. READ MORE Lead AI Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Lead AI Engineer to join the Fable team, working on our brand new open world action / RPG title. You will join the team and project at an early stage, giving you the rare opportunity to shape the technology used to build a large-scale AAA title. READ MORE Lead Audio Designer Playground Games is seeking a Lead Audio Designer to oversee development of world-class audio for Fable. READ MORE Lead Character Artist Playground Games is looking for a Lead Character Artist to join our Forza Horizon team who will help realise our games vision and work alongside award-winning technical and creative talent. READ MORE Lead Character Artist Playground Games is looking for a Lead Character Artist to join our Fable team who will help realise our games vision and work alongside award-winning technical and creative talent. READ MORE Lead Cinematic Artist Playground Games is searching for a Lead Cinematic Artist to help build and nuture our cinematic team on Fable, our open world RPG title. READ MORE Lead Cinematic Designer Playground Games is looking for a Lead Cinematic Designer to join our talented Forza Horizon team here in Leamington Spa. You will develop, direct, and champion the cinematic creative vision whilst driving quality and upholding the project vision. READ MORE Lead Concept Artist Playground Games is looking for a Lead Concept Artist to join our Fable team who can help realise our game vision and work alongside award-winning technical and creative talent. READ MORE Lead Engine Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Lead Engine Engineer to join our racing project development team. You will lead an established team of Engineers and work with them to drive forwards the technology used to build a large-scale AAA title. READ MORE Lead Engineer - Forza Live Team Playground Games is looking for a Lead Engineer to lead a world-class Engineering team delivering exciting new features and gameplay to live Forza titles. READ MORE Lead Level Designer Playground Games are looking for a Lead Level Designer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Lead Lighting Artist Playground Games is looking for a Lead Lighting Artist to join our talented Forza Horizon team here in Leamington Spa. READ MORE Lead Pipeline Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Lead Pipeline Engineer to join our Fable development team. READ MORE Lead UI Artist We’re looking for an Experienced Lead UI Artist to help create a world-class interface for our Fable team. READ MORE Lead UI Artist We’re looking for an Experienced Lead UI Artist to help create a world-class interface for our Forza team. READ MORE Lead UI Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Lead UI Engineer to join the Fable team, working on our open world action RPG. READ MORE Level Designer Playground Games is looking for a Level Designer to join our RPG team. As a member of the design team on a AAA title, you’ll take responsibility for large sections of the game's level design. READ MORE Material Artist - Contract Playground Games is seeking a Material Artist who will be responsible for creating a diverse range of textures and materials needed to realise the vision for our Forza Horizon team. READ MORE Online Engineer Playground Games is looking for an Online Engineer to join our Forza Horizon team. READ MORE Outsource Manager Playground Games is seeking an Outsource Manager who will be responsible for overseeing content creation by external vendors and ensuring that it meets the quality we expect from Forza Horizon. READ MORE Player Character Systems Engineer Playground Games is looking for an experienced engineer to join the Fable team. READ MORE Principal AI Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Principal AI Engineer to join the Fable team. READ MORE Principal Animation Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Principal Animation Engineer to join the Fable team. READ MORE Principal Engine Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Principal Engine Engineer to join the Fable team developing our open-world action RPG. You will join the team and project at an early stage, giving you the rare opportunity to shape the technology used to build a large-scale AAA title. READ MORE Principal Game Designer Playground Games are looking for a Principal Game Designer to join our Forza Horizon team. READ MORE Principal Gameplay Designer Playground Games are looking for a Principal Gameplay Designer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Principal Gameplay Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Principal Gameplay Engineer to work on Fable, our open world action RPG. READ MORE Principal Quest Designer Playground Games is looking for a Principal Quest Designer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Principal Technical Designer Playground Games are looking for a Principal Technical Designer to join our Fable team and take responsibility for the design and implementation of high quality script architecture for our open-world action RPG. READ MORE Principal Tools Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Principal Tools Engineer to join the Fable team, working on our open world action RPG. READ MORE Producer Playground Games is looking for a skilled and experienced Producer for the Fable team to work on our open world action RPG project. As an integral part of the production process, you’ll be interacting with all disciplines and driving the delivery of high quality features using modern development methodologies. READ MORE Producer Playground Games is looking to grow its Forza Horizon team with the addition of a skilled and experienced Producer. As an integral part of the production process, you’ll be interacting with all disciplines and driving the delivery of high quality features using modern development methodologies. READ MORE Production Director Playground Games is looking for a Production Director to lead Forza Horizon's world-class production team. READ MORE QA Tools Technician - Contract Playground Games is looking for an experienced QA technician to join our Forza team. You will be responsible for testing and helping to maintain the fidelity, stability and quality of the tools used by our content creators. READ MORE Rendering Engineer Playground Games is looking for an experienced rendering specialist to join the Fable team, working on our open world action RPG. READ MORE Rendering Engineer Playground Games is looking for an experienced rendering specialist to join the Horizon team. READ MORE Rendering Engineer - Contract Playground Games is looking to grow their world-class Fable engineering team with a skilled and experienced contract rendering specialist possessing detailed knowledge of rendering methods, performance considerations and memory restrictions to work on our open world action RPG. READ MORE Senior AI Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join the Fable team, working on our new open world action RPG project. READ MORE Senior Animation Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Senior Animation Engineer to join the Fable team. READ MORE Senior Audio Designer Playground Games is seeking a Senior Audio Designer who will be responsible for shaping the soundscape of as part of the Fable team. READ MORE Senior Audio Programmer Playground Games is looking for a Senior Audio Programmer to join the Fable team. READ MORE Senior Character Artist Playground Games is seeking a Senior Character Artist who will be responsible for creating a diverse variety of characters, realising the vision for our open world action RPG project, Fable. READ MORE Senior Character Artist Playground Games is looking for a Senior Character Artist to join our Forza team on a permanent basis. READ MORE Senior Cinematic Designer Playground Games is looking for a Senior Cinematic Designer to join our talented Forza Horizon team here in Leamington Spa. You will develop, direct, and champion the cinematic creative vision whilst driving quality and upholding the project vision. READ MORE Senior Cinematics Animator Playground Games is seeking a Senior Cinematic Animator who will be responsible for creating story-driven animation needed to realise the vision for Fable, our open world action RPG. READ MORE Senior Data Analyst Playground Games are looking for Senior Data Analyst to join our Forza team. READ MORE Senior Engine Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Senior Game Engine Engineer to join the Fable team developing our open-world action RPG. You will join the team and project at an early stage, giving you the rare opportunity to shape the technology used to build a large-scale AAA title. READ MORE Senior Environment Artist - Assets / Architecture Playground Games are looking for skilled and experienced Environment Artists to join us at Fable. They’ll be responsible for the creation of assets and architecture to help realise our game’s vision. READ MORE Senior Environment Artist - Assets/Foliage Playground Games is looking for a skilled and experienced Environment Artists to join our Fable team. You’ll be responsible for the creation of assets and foliage to help realise our game’s vision. READ MORE Senior Game Designer Playground Games are looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our Forza Horizon team. READ MORE Senior Game Designer Playground Games is looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Senior Gameplay Animator Playground Games is seeking a Senior Gameplay Animator who will be responsible for creating a diverse variety of animations needed to realise the vision for Fable, our open world action RPG. READ MORE Senior Gameplay Designer Playground Games are looking for a Senior Gameplay Designer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Senior Gameplay Engineer Playground Games is looking for an experienced Senior Gameplay Engineer to join the Fable team, working on our open world action RPG. READ MORE Senior Level Designer Playground Games are looking for a Senior Level Designer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Senior Online Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Senior Online Engineer to join our Forza Horizon team. READ MORE Senior Producer Playground Games are looking for a Senior Producer to join our Forza team. As an integral part of the production process, you’ll be interacting with all disciplines and driving the delivery of high quality features using modern development methodologies. READ MORE Senior Producer Playground Games are looking for a Senior Producer to join our Fable team. As an integral part of the production process, you’ll be interacting with all disciplines and driving the delivery of high quality features using modern development methodologies. READ MORE Senior Quest Designer Playground Games are looking for a Senior Quest Designer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Senior Rendering Engineer Playground Games is looking for an experienced Senior Rendering specialist to join the Fable team, working on our brand new open world action / RPG title. You will join the team and project at an early stage, giving you the rare opportunity to shape the technology used to build a large-scale AAA title. READ MORE Senior Technical Animator Playground Games are seeking a Senior Technical Animator to join our Fable team who will help realise our games vision and work alongside award-winning technical and creative talent. READ MORE Senior Technical Designer Playground Games is looking for an Senior Technical Designer to join the Fable team. READ MORE Senior Technical Producer/Project Manager Playground Games is looking for a talented Technical Producer to join our Fable team. READ MORE Senior Tools Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Senior Tools Engineer to join the Fable team, working on our open world action / RPG title. You will join the team and project at an early stage, giving you the rare opportunity to shape the technology used to build a large-scale AAA title. READ MORE Senior UI Artist We’re looking for a talented and passionate Senior UI Artist to help create a world-class interface for the Fable team, working on our open-world action RPG. READ MORE Senior UI Engineer Playground Games is looking for a Senior UI Engineer to join the Fable team, working our open world action / RPG title. You will join the team and project at an early stage, giving you the rare opportunity to shape the technology used to build a large-scale AAA title. READ MORE Senior VFX Artist Playground Games is looking for a Senior VFX Artist to join our Fable team on a permanent basis. READ MORE Social Media Manager We are looking for an enthusiastic, player-obsessed Social Media Manager to inform and engage the Forza Horizon community across our social media platforms. This is a unique opportunity to work with a super-engaged community on a AAA franchise. READ MORE Technical Animator Playground Games are seeking a Technical Animator to join our Forza Horizon team who will help realise our games vision and work alongside award-winning technical and creative talent. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of rigging and deformation, while contributing to the development our internal animation pipeline. READ MORE Technical Artist - Contract Playground Games is looking for a Technical Artist to join our Fable team. READ MORE Technical Designer Playground Games is looking for a Technical Designer to join the Fable team. READ MORE Test Engineer Playground Games is looking for an experienced Test Engineer to join our Forza team. You will be responsible for helping to create, run, and maintain a suite of automated tests as well as creating debug tools to help both QA and Engineers. READ MORE Tools Engineer Playground Games is looking for an experienced Tools Engineer to join the Fable team, working on our open world action RPG. READ MORE Tools Engineer Playground Games is seeking a Tools Engineer to work with our Forza Horizon team. READ MORE Join the team Want to join the team at Playground? 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