Junior Game Designer

1 Month ago • 1 Years + • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

IGG Canada seeks a Junior Game Designer to collaborate on designing and developing systems for SLG (Simulation & Strategy) mobile games. Responsibilities include assisting in building numerical models, analyzing mobile titles, providing feedback, documenting game systems, playtesting, and managing in-game data. The ideal candidate will possess at least 1 year of game development experience, a degree in a related field, proficiency in Excel, strong analytical and communication skills, and excellent teamwork abilities. This is a 1-year fixed-term contract with potential for extension.
Must have:
  • 1+ year game dev experience
  • Proficient in Excel
  • Strong analytical & communication skills
  • Teamwork & detail-oriented
Good to have:
  • Experience with AI tools
Perks:
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Paid vacation & sick days
  • Reimbursement for Active Living & Training
  • Dependent/Child Benefits
  • Paid holidays
  • RRSP matching
  • Commuter allowance
  • Team lunches
  • On-site parking
  • Gym, games, casual dress
  • Snacks & drinks
  • Festival bonuses

Job Details

IGG Canada is a premium mobile game and video production studio located at 5 East 8th Ave. Vancouver, Canada.


With spectacular views of the downtown skyline, coastal mountains, and English Bay, our new studio is spacious, high-tech, and inspiring. IGG Canada is a division of IGG (I Got Games), a global interactive digital entertainment company that specializes in the development and operation of Mobile Games. Established in 2006, IGG was founded with the aim of becoming a leading multiplayer game publisher and developer. The company has rapidly expanded its global operations, through strategic partnerships with popular gaming platforms such as Facebook, iOS, Amazon, Google Play, Kongregate, and many others. IGG currently operates studios in China, Philippines, Singapore, the U.S., and Canada (opened in 2013).If you're passionate about creating mobile games that reach millions of players around the world and are interested in becoming an integral member of our Canadian team of superheroes, we want to hear from you!


Position: Junior Game Designer
Report to: Team Lead
Department: Pre-production 3D SLG Game Team
Hiring Level: Junior ( Graduated students Welcome)
Contract length: 1 year fixed-Term with potential extension
Workplace:  At Office


Hiring Processes:
1. Resume & Showreel/Portfolio review;

2. Test(s);
3. Interview(s);
4. Offer;


Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with team members to design and develop systems for SLG (Simulation & Strategy) mobile games.
  • Assist in building numerical models and formulating designs based on game system rules.
  • Analyze mobile titles to evaluate gameplay and other relevant systems.
  • Provide feedback to fellow game designers in a collaborative environment.
  • Document and communicate game systems to other disciplines, incorporating input from designers.
  • Playtest and offer feedback on in-development features and new products.
  • Manage key in-game data, including pricing, development rhythm, and resource management.
  • Perform other game development-related tasks as assigned by the team.


Requirements:

  • At least 1 year of game development experience.
  • Degree in Game Design or a related field is preferred.
  • Proficiency in Excel functions.
  • Detail-oriented with strong execution skills.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and creative abilities.
  • Excellent teamwork and the ability to perform well under pressure.
  • Legally eligible to work in Canada without employer sponsorship.
  • Experience with AI tools is a plus.


What We Offer:

  • Comprehensive benefits after 3 months including health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
  • 18 days of accrued paid Vacation + Sick Days.
  • Reimbursement for Active Living Benefits and Training/Development fees after 3 months.
  • Dependent/Child Benefits.
  • Paid Holiday Closure between Christmas & New Year's week.
  • Paid Statutory holidays.
  • RRSP matching after 1 year.
  • Monthly Commuter Allowance after 3 months.
  • Monthly team lunches.


Perks:

  • On-site car and bike parking.
  • Work hours: 10 am to 6 pm with 1 hour paid lunch.
  • On-Site Foosball table, table tennis, basketball game machine & pool table.
  • On-Site Gym.
  • Casual Dress Code.
  • Gifts for employee's children.
  • Snacks and drinks provided.
  • Festival Bonus/Gifts.
  • Referral Bonuses.

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About The Company

Established in 2006, IGG is a renowned developer and publisher of mobile games and applications with a strong global presence and an international customer base of over 1.6 billion users with over 38 million MAU. Leveraging its success in client and browser PC online games, the Group changed its strategy to target the mobile games market in 2013. After years of effort, the Group’s mobile games are now available in 23 different languages worldwide, and the APP Business has also hit its stride after a decade of perseverance. Embracing our corporate spirit of “Innovators at Work, Gamers at Heart”, the Group is dedicated to creating high-quality and enjoyable games and applications that will stand the test of time.

IGG is headquartered in Singapore with local offices in the United States, China, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, Türkiye, Italy and Spain, and users from more than 200 countries and regions worldwide. Over the years, IGG has aggressively pursued a strategy of globalisation in R&D and operations, establishing long-term relationships with over 100 business partners, including global platforms, advertising channels, and vendors such as Apple, Google, and Meta. The Group’s international presence and partnerships have enhanced its competitive advantage in the industry.

We are in constant search of talents for our overseas studios, check out careers website ( http://jobs.igg.com/) to get to know about our openings in:

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