Position Overview:
As the Lead Game Designer for a brand-new game team, you will initially champion the "0-to-1" development of an exciting new Merge 2 title. You will own the game’s creative vision, architecting its core loop, progression systems, and meta-game from scratch. As the project matures, you will transition the team into soft launch and live operations, overseeing the day-to-day economy balance, event pipelines, and monetization features designed to drive long-term player retention.
What You'll do:
- Own and drive the game's vision, aligning it with product goals and communicating it clearly to the team and stakeholders to build shared commitment.
- Lead ideation and brainstorming, and translate player motivations and behavior into user experience stories, wireframes, and optimal feature design.
- Mentor and grow a team of designers, fostering a collaborative, creative environment with clear goals and strong execution standards.
- Partner with product, engineering, and art to guide features from concept through implementation, reviewing and approving final designs.
- Improve design tools and processes to streamline the pipeline and boost team efficiency and productivity.
- Use live feedback and analytics to refine systems, maintain a balanced game economy, and champion design best practices across the studio.
What are we looking for?
- Effective communicator with outstanding verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Highly proficient with mathematical concepts and formula creation in a game environment
- Proven history of designing systems that influence player behaviors and achieve key product performance indicators.
- Expert in crafting features, systems, core game loops, economies, and meta-designs to foster and enhance positive player behaviors.
- Excels in a live service game environment, adept at making adjustments based on feedback from an active community.
- Solid experience in the gaming industry in a design role, contributing meaningfully to multiple released titles
- Extensive experience leading a diverse and skilled design team
- Proven track record of successfully shipping games
What we offer you:
- Highly competitive salary
- Private medical care
- Company bonus scheme
- Relocation assistance for those moving to the UK
- Awesome onsite chef serving breakfast, lunch, and lots of treats (naughty and nice)
- Life insurance and a favorable pension scheme
- Healthcare cash plan including dental and optical coverage
- Amazing tech to work with and consoles to play and relax with everywhere you look!
