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Game Designer - Disney Wonderful Worlds
2 years ago
Job Description
What is the challenge?
- Collaborate with your team to help set priorities and direction;
- Maintain and communicate the design vision;
- Understand the free-to-play mobile game market and mechanics;
- Focus on main KPIs and be data-driven;
- Understand how to focus a design at acquisition, retention, and/or monetization in measurable ways;
- Coordinate with other departments to deliver features that meet or exceed the high quality expected by Ludia;
- Frequently play all content, and review all features and game mechanics for fun factor;
- Provide feedback and suggest necessary design changes;
- Follow efficient processes within the game design team;
- Translate business and product requirements into achievable and interesting entertainment experiences;
- Create conceptual documents, game flow diagrams, and low-fidelity game prototypes for discussion and testing purposes;
Qualifications
What we're looking for:
- Degree in Computer Science, Multimedia, Graphic Design, Video Games or any relevant experience;
- 2-3 years in the video game industry in a design role;
- A technical understanding of design, with the ability to create and calibrate complex gameplay systems;
- A clear understanding of social games and viral game features;
- Outstanding verbal and written communication—able to write detailed design documents specifying the functionality of features;
- Should be able to design all aspects of a game, either from work-in-progress or from scratch;
- An ability to iterate and visualize concepts for assigned projects and pitches;
- An ability to articulate and transmit the creative vision;
- The ability to quickly create and build prototypes is a bonus;
- Adobe Photoshop, Lucidchart, Confluence, and Unity experience are assets;
- Bilingualism is preferred (English and French).
Additional Information
Why is Ludia the perfect place for you?
- Because we take great care of our Ludians!
- Offices at the heart of Old Montréal!
- Daily breakfasts, coffee and tea, and our famous Friday Lunches;
- Flexible hours;
- Access to our brand new Gym and group training classes;
- Partial refund of your STM/RTM;
- 5@7 Fridays in our Lounge with our beer of the month;
- An impressive health plan and a virtual medical assistance available 24h/24;
- Collective RRSP with employer participation, referral and bonus programs.
So? Interested? Then we can’t wait to meet you!
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Only selected candidates will be contacted.
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At Ludia we don’t just accept diversity, we support and celebrate it! Women, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, First Nations people, people living with a handicap, or part of any group marginalized are welcome to apply.
Company Description
Ludia
Founded in Montreal in 2007, Ludia is one of Canada's leading mobile video game studios. "Creating games that touch people" is what drives us every day! And we work hard at it by continuing to innovate and aim higher every day, without forgetting to have fun while doing it! Named Montreal Top Employer 2021, here you will always have a place to express and grow ideas, to have a real impact on projects but also to feed yourself with the sharing of cultures, visions and expertise.
Our games
For us, mobile is a real opening to the future, an incredible growth potential and stimulating technological challenges to take up. It's the perfect answer to our ambition to "touch people" and anchor ourselves in everyday life. Match 3, Geolocation, Narrative Game, Builder, our portfolio includes diverse and high quality games that leverage world-renowned brands such as; Jurassic World™: Alive, Dragons: Rise of Berk, Dungeons & Dragons™, Dragons: Titan Uprising, Jurassic World™: The Game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Legends, and many more to come, not to mention our very own IP Lovelink!
Flexibility at heart
Flexibility at Ludia, it's lived 100%. Whether you want to enjoy the creative excitement of our beautifully remodeled offices in Old Montreal, prefer the comfort of your own home anywhere in Quebec, or like the idea of having the best of both worlds in hybrid mode, it's up to you! Our Flex program is 100% flexible from day to day. A great freedom for your daily well-being!
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