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Lead Game Designer

Immutable is an Australian-based company and market leader in blockchain gaming. Through the Immutable X platform, we are bringing transparency to the opaque world of in-game economies and providing gamers with true digital property rights. We are responsible for launching one of the most successful blockchain Trading Card Games, Gods Unchained.

Gods Unchained is a complex, multilayered strategic game that allows users the ability to build strategic decks and play those against other players in a variety of game modes. Gods Unchained is growing at a rapid pace and we need a leader that understands the needs of our team of game designers to set them up for success.

As the Lead Game Designer, you will be responsible for managing the design team and implementing systems, game modes, and strategies to propel Gods Unchained to great success. You will lead with compassion, ownership, innovation and communication with a growth mindset focused on data-driven decision making.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Foster an environment of innovation, ownership, and data-driven decision making across the design team
• Manage and work with the designers to create engaging content, strong mechanics, and gameplay that ties into the greater company ecosystem and reinforces the objectives of the game and company
• Work with the company to bring value to the user through the use of Immutable X and Play-to-Earn
• Create an enticing and deep sequence of game modes that allow users both the flexibility to play the game they want whilst enticing them to find new features and play styles
• Use game usage data, consumer feedback, and user testing to inform and drive game design

You’ll have:

• Previous experience as a game designer on an AAA game
• Demonstrated experience as a competitive player or designer on a major TCG
• Worked with other designers or managed a team of Game Designers
• Strong leadership skills
• An ability to incorporate live data, consumer feedback, and user testing into the game design

Some extra skills that would be awesome:

• Experience as a set designer on a TCG game, either real-world or digital
• An understanding of blockchain technology
• Tournament experience, as a pro player, judge, or organizer
• Unity Experience

Some of the things we can offer you:

• Competitive Salary and Employee Stock Options: Everyone in our team contributes to the success of our game-changing products, which is why we share all our wins company-wide. As we continue to succeed, stock options and a competitive salary mean you get to enjoy the upside!
• Flexible working life and $750 WFH set up allowance: Work-life balance is important. Whether you want to work from home or come to our new, shiny, Sydney office the choice is yours. To help you get comfortable working from home we’ll assist with a $750 contribution
• Paid Parental Leave: We celebrate our growing Immutable family!
• Employee Assistance Program: A 24/7 service that includes unlimited counselling for you and your family
• EOY and Birthday Leave: You can enjoy 2 additional paid annual leave days at EOY and a paid day off for your birthday
• Internet and Phone Allowance: $900 annually to put towards your mobile and internet expenses
• Learning and Development: We are dedicated to your professional development. You’ll get access to thousands of online learning courses via Go1, Udemy and Naspers. Immutable will also contribute between $1500-$2000 annually for you to invest in your continued education
• Wellness Benefits: Work-life balance and your wellbeing are important to us. We will contribute $1200 annually to put towards anything that contributes to your mental or physical wellbeing
• Diversity and Inclusion: We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community for everyone. We’ve joined the Project F initiative aimed at removing the systemic barriers to achieving gender-balanced technology teams
• Personal perks: Perkbox benefits including premium access to Aura, Calm, an online fitness portal and discounts at major retailers
• Ideal office location: On-top of the Apple store on King Street, Sydney, CBD
• Social events: Fun and regular company events to relax and connect with teammates

Immutable is committed to building and fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace. We believe in incorporating everyone’s perspectives and experiences as this has been a significant driver in our success so far.

For this reason, we strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to get in touch. Even if you don’t meet all the requirements of a job listing, do yourself (and us) a favour by still applying! It’s highly likely you’ll bring something to the workplace that we haven’t thought of yet, and we would love to hear from you.