Content Designer

Over 20 years ago, our founder decided to start a mobile game company and called it IUGO, which in Latin means “to connect”. His vision was boldly to do just that; connect people through mobile games. Today we are the longest standing mobile gaming company in Canada with a wide variety of games under our belts including The Walking Dead: Road to Survival, PvPets, Middle-earth: Shadow of War and many more.  Our team is full of intelligent and passionate foodies, beer connoisseurs, thrill seekers, musicians, fitness fanatics, leaders, dreamers and of course - GAMERS! For pictures and more information about our space and culture, check out our Instagram and the career page on our website. 

https://iugome.com/careers/

https://www.instagram.com/iugogames/

As a Content Designer, you will be implementing and providing design feedback for new characters for the Walking Dead: Road to Survival. This candidate should be highly self-motivated, display attention to detail and work in an organized manner. The ideal candidate should be interested in maintaining large spreadsheets, discussing character designs, and performing data entry while managing tight deadlines. We will offer you an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and fosters personal and professional growth. Come show us what you’ve got!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Use of extensive in-house workflow tools to import/export and edit character data
• Manage and maintain complex character spreadsheets (Google Sheets)
• Work closely with character designers to provide feedback on their designs and transform their ideas into useful data.
• Send and receive localization and translation requests
• Productively provide and accept criticism and feedback to maintain and improve on existing workflows
• Remain updated on current trends and game design strategies
• Use your exceptional communication skills to correspond directly with 3rd party publishers
• Grow to become a product expert by playing the game extensively and learning the combat meta.
  
  

REQUIREMENTS

• 1 year (JNR) experience OR 3+ years (INT) of professional game design experience in a variety of genres for console or mobile phones
• Proficient in Excel and/or Google Sheets
• Experience working with, or knowledge of free-to-play mobile games and knowledge of F2P best practices
• Understanding of social games on iOS and Android platforms and their appeal to the mobile gaming population
• Highly organized with impeccable attention to detail
• Extremely self-motivated and able to excel in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to excel in a team environment as well as in an individual setting
• A love and passion for a wide variety of game genres
• Familiar with Japanese Gacha System
  
  

BONUS

• BA/BS in related discipline or technical equivalent
• Previous experience with the development and shipment of AAA titles
• Ability to analyze the economy and tweak mechanics to ensure we hit our target KPIs
• Proven ability in designing creative and balanced free-to-play games
• Live Ops content creation
• Quality Assurance experience
• Combat Design experience
• A solid understanding of abstracting game mechanics or free-to-play economic modelling
• Experienced with metrics and data analytics
  
  

PERKS

• Hybrid, flexible work from home environment 
• 3 weeks paid vacation & 4 personal days per year (earn up to an extra week)
• Lifestyle subsidy for your favourite activities
• Connect Program (Academics, Activities/Traditions & team building events)
• Transit subsidy 
• Extended benefits package 
• Permanent, full-time position 
• Owned by Embracer Group

IUGO is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and an inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

What Happens Next? Our team reviews all applications, however, because we receive such high volumes of talent, we are only able to reach out to those who closely match our needs. If you are not contacted right away, don’t be discouraged as we will contact you should a suitable role open up. All candidate information collected will remain confidential, and will not be disclosed to anyone who is not involved in your hiring process. IUGO will keep all candidates information on file for up to 1 year.

Thank you for your interest in IUGO <3

Please keep an eye out for our opportunities on our careers page: http://www.iugome.com/careers.html

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Hybrid Work Location: 5000 Kingsway, Suite 200, Burnaby, BC, V5H 2E4
Wage: $45,000-$55,000