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Senior Game Designer - Final Design

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Pull up a chair and join us by the hearth! Blizzard is looking for an experienced Senior Game Designer to join the Hearthstone final design team. If you have a passion for the design and craft of card games and want to participate in the future of Hearthstone, we want to hear from you! Our team values creativity, collaboration and a commitment to quality and we are searching for like-minded developers to add to our team of talented game makers. Together we will learn, grow, and ultimately enjoy success by developing epic experiences for our players that push the boundaries of what Hearthstone can be.

As a Senior Game Designer on the final design team, you will have the core responsibility of supporting a team of talented designers toward the objective of making fun-to-play, clear, and balanced cards for our upcoming expansions. You will work closely with the initial design team to translate thematic mechanics and initial cards designs into shippable products. You will also work closely with the Card Sets lead to keep alignment on the project goals and help foster talents within the design team.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage your keen design and analytical sensibilities to help design and develop cards, concepts, and flavor that encapsulates the charm of Hearthstone.
• Use your knowledge of Hearthstone's evolving meta to identify, iterate, and balance new and current cards.
• Mentor other designers and provide feedback to help them grow.
• Advocate for and explain product vision and design decisions both inside and outside the final design team.
• Be a champion of Blizzard's core values, especially “Commit to Quality”.

Minimum Requirements
Experience

• A minimum of 6 years experience working professionally as a game designer
• Demonstrable experience in a senior role making independent creative decisions and leading a team to execution
• Extensive experience as a player of Hearthstone or other CCGs, including competitive play and expert level deck building experience

Knowledge & Skills

• A strong sense of what makes a gameplay experience compelling and fun, as well as the ability to articulate well why a game design decision is good or bad
• A demonstrable understanding of the how the meta in competitive card games evolves because of the introduction of new mechanics and synergies

Extra Points
Experience

• Experience as a design lead, setting objectives for and providing people management to a team of multiple designers
• Experience implementing game content using a programming or scripting language

Knowledge & Skills

• A familiarity with statistics or analytics
• An understanding of how to inspire and mentor other designers

Key Attributes

• Outstanding self-motivation and initiative
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter, including
  • Discussing your interest and experience with Hearthstone, as well as why you would like to work at Blizzard
• Portfolio: Please include any examples of game projects you’ve worked on, either independently or professionally

A design test will be offered to candidates who proceed to the next stage of the application process.

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Blizzard Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Accommodation Request: We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to talentacquisition@blizzard.com . General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.