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Lead Game Designer
4 years ago
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
PERKS & BENEFITS
Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
Yoga & Wellness Activities
Happy Hours
Company Events
The Lead Game Designer will be responsible for the creative vision of a mobile, free-to-play game, and is responsible for communicating that vision to studio leadership and the development team including other Game Designers, Producers, Artist, Engineers, Product Managers.
To successfully execute the role, the candidate must have experience leading a full development team for iOS & Android platforms, provide appropriate design documents, have deep experience in game design theory and a working understanding of Unity.
The candidate will work with a supporting Game Design team, driving all feature design work to align with the overall product vision. The candidate will also work closely with the Producer and Product Manager to plan key features, live operations, and content updates.
The candidate will regularly communicate with studio leadership, assist in product play testing, and work with other team members to review the full mobile product. In addition, the candidate must be able to take notes from multiple sources and be able to incorporate the feedback into revised game content and features.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and own the overall vision for a free-to-play (F2P) mobile game from concept, development to live operations
- Daily coordination with Production, Art, Tech, Game Design, and other teams
- Define all game features and create relevant game design documentation.
- Ensure implementation of features are built according to design specs and creative quality.
- Decide on needed iterations through playtesting, usability, and live ops
- Partner with other designers to develop high quality content in line with the game’s overall creative vision
- Design new game features and feature enhancements that drive user acquisition, increased retention, and monetization
- Lead supporting Game Designers and provide mentoring and growth
- Take concepts from one-pagers to complete game designs with the help of your team
- Participate in prototype efforts to prove-out early design concepts
- Present new game concepts, designs and stories to executive leadership and stakeholders
- Continually research market trends, and incorporate up-to-the-minute features and strategies
QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ years of game industry experience
- 2+ years of experience designing mobile games as a Senior or Lead Designer
- 1+ years of experience designing F2P games
- At least one mobile game shipped as a Senior or Lead Designer
- Experience with Unity
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Passion for video games a must!
- Drive to build a creative, world-class design culture
- Affinity for Disney/Pixar is a plus
- Prototyping experience is a plus
- Ability to communicate your designs and vision to colleagues from different professional backgrounds
- Thorough understanding of games’ commercial appeal, and motivations to different player demographics
- Strong aptitude for free-to-play (F2P) games
- Takes accountability and ownership of projects from start to finish
- Problem solver, results oriented, self-motivated and disciplined
- Able to multi-task like a pro
- Ability to take direction
ABOUT JAM CITY
Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.
Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.
The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.
Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.
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