Lead Game Designer

tic toe games

3+ Years | Burbank, California, United States (On Site) | Full Time | 6 months ago
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Job Summary

Tic Toc Games is seeking a Lead Game Designer with excellent communication skills and a proven track record of shipping high-quality video games. The Lead Game Designer will own game design and major game features/UX from concept to live, collaborate with the development team to ensure designs are accurately represented in the game, support the design team through concise feedback, create clear and concise documentation, proactively seek feedback, present designs to stakeholders, and deconstruct competitive products. The ideal candidate should be able to cast a clear vision for game features and drive game design at all stages.

Must Have

  • 3+ Years of Experience as a Lead Game Designer
  • Shipped multiple high quality products as a Game Designer
  • Outstanding communication and collaboration skills
  • Knowledgeable and passionate about games

Good to Have

  • Experience working on mobile/touch based games
  • Experience working on live service / live operated games
  • Experience working with free-to-play style games
  • Developed own games for fun
  • Proficient in multiple design tools
  • Familiarity with modern coding languages and game engines

Job Description

Tic Toc Games is seeking a Lead Game Designer with outstanding communications skills and a proven track record of shipping high quality video games.

The ideal candidate should be able to cast a clear vision for game features, create thoughtful wireframes & specs, write easy to understand user stories, and drive game design at all stages from conception through live ops.

Responsibilities:

  • Own game design and major game features/UX from concept to live.
  • Work with the product team to identify features & content to satisfy project goals.
  • Collaborate w/ the dev team to ensure designs are accurately represented in game.
  • Support design team through concise feedback on specs and wireframes.
  • Create clear & concise documentation that can be converted into User Stories.
  • Proactively seek feedback and distill it into inflective solutions.
  • Present designs and field questions from internal and external stakeholders.
  • Deconstruct competitive products and apply learnings to improve our games.

Requirements:

  • Knowledgeable and passionate about games.
  • 3+ Years of Experience as a Lead Game Designer.
  • Shipped multiple high quality products as a Game Designer.
  • Outstanding communication and collaboration skills.
  • Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative to make your games better.
  • Ability to work well within a dynamic, cross-discipline, iterative environment.

Pluses

  • Experience working on mobile/touch based games.
  • Experience working on live service / live operated games.
  • Experience working with free-to-play style games.
  • You’ve developed your own games for fun.
  • Proficient in multiple design tools (Lucidchart, Balsamiq, Figma, Adobe XD, etc)
  • Familiarity with modern coding languages and game engines.

Required application materials:

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter which should answer:
    • Why are you interested in working at Tic Toc Games?
    • What makes you a good fit?
    • What are you looking to get out of working with us?
    • What games are you currently playing?

4 Skills Required For This Role

Lucidchart Balsamiq Figma Adobe Xd