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Lead Progression Designer [Avatar Project]

Job Description

We're embarking on an amazing journey, together with Lightstorm Entertainment and FoxNext Games, to the world of Pandora, developing a new cutting-edge game set on the beautiful and dangerous moon from the prominent Avatar film franchise.

As a Lead Progression Designer at Massive, you'll help shape the player’s journey through Pandora and give it the right feel. You'll lead, mentor and prioritize the work of a design team, innovate and develop progression features as well as finding the right balance for our game economy. You'll pro-actively communicate to align designs and intentions with other design leads and directors on a regular basis.

This is a permanent position based in Malmö, Sweden, and requires working onsite. We kindly ask you to apply with your CV and message to the hiring manager / cover letter in English. Applications will be reviewed whilst the job-ad is posted.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining, communicating and evolving the overall gameplay vision together with Directors, Lead Game Designers, and the rest of the design team.
• Translating and communicating the Director’s vision of our progression experience into tangible designs and features together with your team.
• Reviewing the balance and implementation of new features based on feedback and facilitate continuous improvements of these.
• Managing, mentoring and developing a diverse team of designers.

Qualifications

You're an experienced, talented, and creative designer with a passion for game systems and numbers. You know and understand how systems and balancing will impact the player experience. You're not afraid to reach out to other designers and collaborate to find new and creative solutions to unique challenges. You're an enthusiastic communicator, easily taking feedback from directors, leads, and providing input to the team, all in fluent English. And above all, you thrive in a diverse and collaborative environment.

Besides the above we’re looking for someone with experience in the following areas:

• You've designed, developed, and shipped game systems for several games in a Senior (mentoring) or Lead role.
• You've a track record of working on progression-related features and game economies for high level indie or AAA games.
• You've a keen eye for how system design and balancing impact the player experience.
• Professional experience with system-driven games is a big plus.

Good to know

As we aim to build a team who continuously push the boundaries of what’s possible within game development (and because we love to learn and grow from the people around us), we might ask you to do a practical test as a part of the recruitment process. We look forward to receiving your application and learning more about you.Meanwhile, please take a look at the videos posted below.

Additional Information

Longing to be part of a fun, creative and passionate workplace? We can offer you this and more in an open and friendly environment where you will work with some of the best craftsmen in the industry. Are you up for it? Come aboard for the ride!

Massive Entertainment is a premier producer of games and interactive entertainment for the global market. The studio is located in Malmö, Sweden and fully owned by Ubisoft Entertainment, the world’s third largest independent video game publisher. We are more than 650 people from 45+ different countries working together to produce major titles such as World in Conflict, Far Cry 3, Tom Clancy’s The Division and our latest Avatar Project.

We value diversity at Massive and promote a family-friendly culture and a gender-balanced work environment, where equal opportunities play a meaningful role in the day-to-day operations of our studio.

Ubisoft is committed to enriching players’ lives with original & memorable entertainment experiences. We build worlds that are a playground for the imagination, offering moments of surprise, fun and adventure as well as opportunities for learning and self-discovery.

At Ubisoft, you’ll grow and collaborate with highly talented teams from around the world. Our massively friendly work environment will inspire you to go above and beyond to create experiences and brands people will fall in love with.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.