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Level Design Team Lead

2 Months ago • 2 Years + • 2D Art • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Playrix seeks a Level Design Team Lead to drive development of Match-3 levels. You'll manage a team, analyze game mechanics, and contribute to our proprietary level editor. Must-haves: 2+ years in Match-3 level design, experience in team management, and proficiency in Russian.

Must have:

Match-3 Level Design
Team Management
Operational Management
Russian Proficiency

Good to have:

Hiring Experience
Match-3 Gaming
Casual Game Knowledge
Market Understanding

Perks:

Flexible Schedule
Health Insurance

Level Design Team Lead

About the company

Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies  in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe  and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.

Team, about the role

We're looking for a Level Design Team Lead for the team. The lead will drive the development of substantively new Match-3 levels in the product and support a team of level designers. The team's primary goal is to radically change the game through improving match-3.

Tasks

Managing the resources of all initiatives and controlling the development process
Managing a team of level designers, including performance assessments, supporting professional development, and hiring
Developing match-3 levels
Analyzing current processes and pipelines and adapting approaches to level development

Our stack

Our , similar to Unity or Unreal, which we we actively develop
Proprietary match-3 level editor

Requirements

2+ years of experience in creating match-3 levels
Experience in operational management, including organizing a team with distributed responsibilities and monitoring deadlines
Experience in people management, including performance reviews and the formation of individual development plans
Fluency in Russian

Preferred

Experience in hiring team members
Extensive match-3 gaming experience, interest in casual games, and an understanding of the market

We offer

The ability to influence the quality of our tools, including the development of our proprietary level editor and our work with the VSO engine
The freedom to switch out processes and approaches for more efficient ones without lengthy approvals or bureaucracy
A flat team structure. Direct collaboration with the producer and game designer

Our Perks

Flexibility at work

For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.

Caring for health and well-being

We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.

Professional development and education

We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.

Events and merch

We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.

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