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Lead Game Designer

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re searching for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

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 championing that vision to both studio leadership and the complete product team including other Game Designers, Producers, Artists, Engineers, Product Managers, QA, and Marketing. To successfully perform the role, the candidate must have experience leading a full development team, provide high quality design documents, and have deep understanding of both game design theory and the free to play market. The candidate will lead the product’s supporting Game Design team, driving all feature design and game content to align with the overall product vision. The candidate will also work closely with studio leads, and the product’s Producer and Product Manager to plan long term strategy, roadmaps, key features, live operations, and content updates. The candidate will need to regularly communicate with studio leadership, developing and presenting key feature proposals. They will also direct play testing and team reviews of the full product. In addition, the candidate must be able to understand live data, prioritize feedback from multiple sources and incorporate this 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/review relevant game design documentation.
• Ensure features are built according to design specs and creative quality.
• Decide on needed iterations through playtesting, usability, and live ops.
• Partner with other Designers and Product Managers to develop high quality content in line with the game’s overall 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-page concepts to complete game designs.
• 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 latest features and strategies.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of game industry experience.
• 2+ years of experience designing mobile games as a Lead Designer or similar role.
• 2+ years of experience designing F2P games for iOS & Android platforms.
• Experience leading a development team through all phases of the product life cycle (concept, development, launch, live operations).
• At least one mobile game shipped as a Lead Designer or similar role.
• Experience with Unity.
• Passion for video games a must!
• Drive to build a creative, world-class design culture.
• Ability to communicate your designs and vision to colleagues from different professional backgrounds.
• Strong understanding for free to play design, mechanics, and strategies.
• Thorough understanding of motivations to different player demographics.
• Deep and wide knowledge of other games, not just limited to mobile.
• Ability to reference mechanics, controls, and other elements from other 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.
• IP experience is a plus.
• Affinity for Disney/Pixar is a plus.
• Prototyping experience is a plus.

We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

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.