Director of Game Design

5 Months ago • 8 Years + • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

The Director of Game Design at Tilting Point is responsible for the successful launch and operation of externally developed mobile games. This role requires managing trade-offs between scope, quality, budget, and schedule. Key responsibilities include reviewing and creating designs to maximize engagement and monetization, defining the product roadmap with the Game Manager, collaborating with third-party studios and internal stakeholders (Marketing, UA, Production, Operations), identifying and resolving roadblocks, communicating with IP stakeholders, and managing third-party technology and tools (business intelligence, analytics, A/B testing). The ideal candidate possesses deep knowledge of mobile strategy games, strong communication skills, and an affinity for the Avatar license.
Must have:
  • Deep knowledge of mobile strategy games
  • Strong communication skills
  • Experience in game design and monetization
  • Ability to manage multiple projects
  • Collaboration with external studios
Good to have:
  • Affinity for the Avatar license
  • Experience with data analysis and A/B testing
Perks:
  • Progressive performance reviews
  • Equity
  • 401k employer match
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Inclusive and fully paid parental leave

Job Details

Responsibilities:

  • Ship and operate mobile games developed externally, orchestrating trade-offs between scope, quality, budget and schedule.
  • Review, advise and create designs to maximize engagement and monetization
  • Help define the roadmap with the Game Manager to ensure long term success of the project.
  • Partner with 3rd party studio as well as internal key stakeholders including Marketing, UA, Production and Operations to help drive execution of the Product’s roadmap.
  • Identify, communicate and solve roadblocks that may prevent the team from achieving their targets.
  • Communicate with IP stakeholders to ensure approval of designs, narrative, and supporting artwork.
  • Participate in the management of 3rd party technology and tools (business intelligence, analytics, A/B testing etc.) to be used by Tilting Point and by development partners.

Skills:

  • Deep knowledge of mobile strategy games, their monetization loops, and engagement loops
  • Strong communication skills across disciplines
  • Affinity for the Avatar license
  • Ability to self serve data on a variety of platforms

Tilting Point offers amazing benefits and perks like progressive performance reviews, equity, 401k employer match, unlimited PTO, inclusive and fully paid parental leave, and much more!

Interested? We would love to hear from you!

All submissions are confidential.

Tilting Point Media LLC (and its subsidiaries) is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, parental status, socioeconomic background, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, promotion, termination, time off, and compensation.

At Tilting Point, we're committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that is more representative of the community of players we serve and creating a culture where everyone feels like welcomed.

Recruitment agencies & Headhunters: Tilting Point does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees or any other organization location. Tilting Point is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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About The Company

Tilting Point is a leading, award-winning free-to-play games publisher that empowers independent developers to grow and accelerate. As a partner-first company, we power up existing live games using deep marketing and product expertise, cutting-edge technology and a user acquisition war chest.

Recognized as one of the top mobile game makers in the world by PocketGamer.biz in 2021, Tilting Point was founded in 2012, and has grown to a staff of over 200 people in offices in Boston, Barcelona, Kyiv, Los Angeles, New York, Seoul, and San Diego. Our partnerships with development studios and licensors extend our reach to over a dozen countries.

Our most successful games include Star Trek Timelines, Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest, and SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off. The last one achieved top 10 standing in 97 different countries when it launched, and is still enjoyed by millions of players, along with our extended catalogue of games.

To achieve success, Tilting Point employs a data-driven approach to user acquisition, while powering up existing live games for independent developers who may become closer partners on a new joint project as our relationship grows.

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