Junior Game Designer

About Star Stable Entertainment

Once upon a time in 2011, the founders of Star Stable Entertainment had a vision. They wanted to create a game that could make a difference. Although half of gamers are girls and women, they were under-represented in the gaming industry, both as characters and creators. We dreamed of an epic online world where tween and teen girls could share an amazing experience. And we wanted to challenge how things were done in a male-dominated industry. Fast forward to today, and our dream has come true tenfold - Star Stable Online stands as one of the most popular MMORPGs globally! At our HQ on Södermalm, our 130 employees are thrilled to continue to welcome players to the island of Jorvik, with its breathtaking scenery, beautiful horses, and magical quests. It’s wonderful to see that our dream resonates with so many players around the world, and we can’t wait to share more stories and experiences with them!

The position

Your role is to design and implement experiences for our live game in the form of new features, systems, and content.

As a junior game designer, you will work in close collaboration with your peers and supervisors. Both within your team and with other teams.

Responsibilities

- Actively conceptualise, prototype, test, and implement gameplay experiences.

- Plan, break down, and estimate your work. Proactively predict risks and opportunities during projects while keeping your stakeholders informed.

- Balance, test, bug-fix, and otherwise maintain the content you work with.

- Collaborate with your craft and team, as well as other crafts and teams, to develop and implement your work.

- Proactively give and ask for feedback from your peers, leads, directors, and other stakeholders. Contribute to a culture of constructive feedback.

- Strive to understand our players' perspective and learn about the impact our content has on the community through player feedback, KPIs, etc.

- Follow and stay up to date on guidelines, design pillars, and best practices.

- Document your work and share your learnings with your peers.

We think you have

- Strong collaborative mindset and knowledge of how to work well in an agile team environment.

- Experience working with commercial or proprietary game engines and tools.

- Understanding of game design principles and their impact on the player experience.

- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

- Previous experience working with game design, particularly for live games, is a big plus.

- A swedish work permit and are living in Sweden.

Perks for joining us?

• A pretty sweet mission. We are developing the world's best horse-riding game for girls and we take that vision very seriously. We strive to hit that mark every single day.
• 30 vacation days (+ 3 additional squeeze days).
• A pension and insurance plan that mimics ITP1 and a parental pay top-up @90%.
• Health allowance at 5000 SEK per year.
• Hybrid working model - combine WFH and being together with the team at our new office located right amidst Södermalm GameDev cluster (Magnus Ladulåsgatan 65)
• Fitness discount of 18% at SATS gym + company workout classes.
• A dog room at the office! Bring your furry friend to work!

Are you ready to be a chapter on this magical journey? Apply now! We can’t wait to hear your story!