Manager, Game Design

Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Mentor and Develop: Guide and support a team of game designers, ensuring high-quality output and encouraging their professional growth while overseeing day-to-day design tasks
• Vision Setting and Feature Design: Set the creative vision for core game systems, including progression, economy, and meta features like challenges and season-pass systems
• Prototyping: Introduce and integrate prototyping into the design pipeline alongside traditional GDDs to test and validate concepts before full development
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with product, analytics, and engineering to implement designs, balance workloads, and meet production goals
• Iterative Design: Use player data and insights from the analytics team to iterate on game features, making data-driven improvements to increase engagement and retention
• Stakeholder Communication: Present and defend design decisions to senior leadership and cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with business goals
• Industry Awareness: Stay up to date with industry trends and competitor games to inform and enhance design strategies

What We’re Looking For:

• 6+ years of experience in mobile free-to-play (F2P) game design, with expertise in system design, feature design, and economy balancing
• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship experience, with the ability to manage and grow a design team
• Proficiency in prototyping tools (e.g., Figma) to enhance communication and validate design concepts
• A strong data-driven mindset, with the ability to analyze player behavior and adapt designs based on insights
• Excellent communication skills, with a passion for game design and a deep understanding of player motivations

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience in the social casino genre or a similar F2P game environment.
• Familiarity with LiveOps strategies and how they integrate with game design.