Game Designer

Ubisoft’s 18,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

Ubisoft Abu Dhabi is seeking a highly-motivated Game Designer who will join an in-studio team in the creation and support of live service free-to-play games, currently in development and operation.

What you’ll do:

• Creating and/or validating design documents, game balance, core systems and features, prototypes, UI flows, and strategic and meta gameplay
• Integrating assets, providing detailed (and proactive) feedback, and taking a hands-on approach to testing, balance, and gameplay
• Reviewing and balancing implemented features and systems for quality and adherence to the design and business goals of the project
• Working with technical, art, audio, and production leads to realize the game design vision in a timely manner and within the constraints of its schedule
• Collaborating with the design team to iterate and evolve project features, gameplay, and balance on a consistent basis
• Interacting with the game’s community on its forums and in-game after launch in order to understand their needs and return their passion and support in kind
• Enhancing studio knowledge of mobile F2P development methodologies and best practices
• Motivating and inspiring others to generate new ideas/approaches
• Keeping up-to-date with current and emerging trends in the mobile marketplace

What you bring:

• Exhaustive knowledge of mobile and F2P design fundamentals
• Extensive knowledge of data driven design principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to take responsibility and ownership with strong personal initiative
• Positive attitude and drive to work in a challenging, highly collaborative team environment
• Passion for playing and making games
• 3-5 + years professional design experience

Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our players’ community.