Senior Level Designer - Solitaire Grand Harvest

Responsibilities:

• Level Creation & Optimization: Design, balance, and test new levels to ensure engaging gameplay and smooth difficulty progression.
• Data-Driven Design: Analyze player data to identify pain points, optimize underperforming levels, and improve key performance metrics like retention and engagement.
• Innovation: Develop and implement new level mechanics or twists to keep gameplay fresh and exciting.
• Strategic Planning: Contribute to the overall vision of level design, including evolving levels, introducing new types, and strategically planning their placement within the player journey.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product, QA, art, economy, and business analytics teams to align levels with the game’s goals and vision.
• Tools & Efficiency: Improve level design tools and workflows to enhance team efficiency and quality output.
• Prototyping: Create prototypes for new mechanics and gameplay ideas to test their viability before full implementation.
• Ownership of Key Projects: Take responsibility for initiatives such as redesigning a level funnel, developing content for events or features, and implementing new gameplay mechanics (e.g., power-ups or obstacles).
• Quality Assurance: Review and maintain the quality of levels created by the team, ensuring a consistently high standard.
• Industry Awareness: Stay up-to-date on level design best practices, industry trends, and competitor analysis to continually evolve our design approach.

Requirements:

•    Proven experience in level design, preferably within the casual or mobile gaming space.
•  Strong understanding of level design concepts, difficulty curves, and player psychology.
•  Ability to balance and optimize levels using player data and analytics.
•  Experience with introducing and iterating on new mechanics and gameplay twists.
•  Excellent communication and collaboration skills across teams.
•  Proactive and independent, with a strong attention to detail and problem-solving mindset.

Nice-to-Have:

•    Experience with improving pipelines or workflows for level design.
•    Proficiency with Unity Engine and level design tools.
•   Knowledge of economy systems or user experience optimization in games.
•    A passion for casual games and a solid understanding of the solitaire genre.
•  Ability to create prototypes for new mechanics and gameplay ideas.