Principal Game Designer
ZyngaSocial and company
Barcelona, SpainLead
Kleiner Perkins
Andreessen Horowitz
Benchmark
Union Square Ventures
Foundry Group
Avalon Ventures
Design
About the role
TL;DR
Lead game design for a new Merge 2 title, from concept to live operations.
- •As the Lead Game Designer for a brand-new game team, you will champion the development of an exciting new Merge 2 title, owning its creative vision and core systems.
- •You will transition the team into soft launch and live operations, overseeing economy balance, event pipelines, and monetization features.
- •Key Responsibilities Own and drive the game's vision, aligning it with product goals and communicating it clearly to the team and stakeholders.
- •Lead ideation and brainstorming, translating player motivations into user experience stories and feature designs.
- •Mentor and grow a team of designers, fostering a collaborative and creative environment.
- •Partner with product, engineering, and art to guide features from concept through implementation.
- •Use live feedback and analytics to refine systems, maintain a balanced game economy, and champion design best practices.
- •Requirements Effective communicator with outstanding verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- •Highly proficient with mathematical concepts and formula creation in a game environment.
- •Proven history of designing systems that influence player behaviors and achieve key product performance indicators.
- •Expert in crafting features, systems, core game loops, economies, and meta-designs.
- •Excels in a live service game environment, adept at making adjustments based on feedback from an active community.
- •Solid experience in the gaming industry in a design role, contributing meaningfully to multiple released titles.
- •Extensive experience leading a diverse and skilled design team.
- •Proven track record of successfully shipping games.
Required skills
Product ManagementUX DesignProduct DesignMentoringCoachingAgileScrumKanbanWireframingPrototyping
Nice-to-have skills
User ResearchA/B TestingDesign ThinkingProgram ManagementProject ManagementCustomer SuccessProduct StrategyGo-to-MarketFeature PrioritizationCustomer Discovery
Domain expertise
gaming
Benefits & perks
Hybrid working model, 25 days of annual leave, Private medical insurance, Disability and life insurance, Choose from the latest iOS or Android device, Free language lessons, Spotify Premium, Social events and parties, Take-Two Interactive employee stock purchase plan, Professional development budget, State-of-the-art gym facilities, Free breakfast, lunch, and specialty coffee, Onsite physiotherapist and hairdresser
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptC#GitLinuxJiraConfluenceFigmaPostmanSwaggerOpenAPIREST APIWebSocketsRabbitMQCelerySidekiqNotionSlackAsanaLinearMonday.comAirtableExcelPowerPointGoogle AnalyticsGA4Looker StudioWorkdayGreenhouseLever