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Experienced Game Designer - Stellaris

Are you a creative and dedicated games industry professional with experience in game design with a passion for 4X and Grand Strategy games? Are you interested in Paradox Development Studio and our brands and with a desire to help us bring them to the next level? Then you may be the one we’re looking for!

As a Game Designer on Stellaris working internally with the development studio in Stockholm, you will be an on-site project team member where you will be involved in designing gameplay features and systems under the guidance of the Game Director. You will have a direct and influential impact on the quality and feel of the game.

We are seeking new employees that enjoy working in a team where everyone supports each other but you are also given the freedom and responsibility to take charge of a task and deliver. We care about quality and are motivated by the idea of our many fans around the world praising your work after release. You will thrive in a modern, creative environment where people working with you love their jobs and the games we make.

Your Responsibilities are to…

• Design and implement new game systems
• Help to deliver the creative vision set by the Game Director
• Write documentation and help to keep the design documentation up to date
• Come up with your own ideas and creative contributions
• Work closely with other members of the team to make sure that implementation is done according to the design
• Be autonomous in your work and to be a proactive force that gets us closer to our goals

Required Qualifications

• At least three years of professional games industry experience in Game Design
• A demonstrable experience with system design
• Ability to work highly independently with assigned tasks and take responsibility for delivering game design specifications according to the project’s schedule
• Expert knowledge of Stellaris
• Strong interest in strategy games in general
• A solid understanding of core loops and player experience
• A genuine passion for strategy games
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work and inspire in a team environment

As a bonus, you might have…

• Experience with programming or scripting
• Experience with creating mods for Stellaris
• Experience with other strategy games
• Knowledge and interest in Science Fiction
• Tertiary skills in related fields such as UX, Art, or Sound
• The ability to beat Stellaris on Grand Admiral difficulty

In your application, please make sure you include a cover letter where you outline why you want to join Paradox, what level of experience with Stellaris you have, or which other strategy games you play. Passion for strategy games, and especially Stellaris, is equally important as your professional background.

Some of our benefits include:

Scope: Full time and permanent
Reports to: Design Director
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Since we strive for a diverse and inclusive workplace, we highly encourage everyone — irrespective of race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or age — to apply for this job if you think you'd be a great addition to our team.

Do not get discouraged if you do not meet all the requirements — we are always on the lookout for talented individuals and encourage you to apply if you feel the position is right for you. In your application, please show us why your previous experiences and skills would work for this role and why you are interested in working at Paradox. We will be interviewing candidates continuously for this role.