Senior Game Designer

5 Minutes ago • All levels

Game Design

Job Description

Pipa Studios, a leader in Social Bingo in South America, develops mobile games globally from São Paulo, Brazil. They are seeking a committed, self-motivated, innovative, and empathetic Senior Game Designer to conceive, refine, and document game features, balance game economy, and work with art and development teams. The role involves monitoring KPIs, analyzing market trends, and ensuring clear communication with stakeholders.

Good To Have:

Mandatory portfolio presentation.
Experience with mobile games.

Must Have:

Conceive, refine, and document games and features according to business needs.
Ensure game economy balancing through constant testing and adjustments.
Collaborate with the art team on visual and narrative translation.
Act as a key support in the squad with the Product Owner.
Evaluate product status, monitor KPIs, and propose improvements.
Provide project visibility to stakeholders.
Analyze competitors and market benchmarks for insights.
Develop and implement UX strategies.
Design engaging and balanced game systems.
Create detailed game and system design documentation.
Conduct usability tests and player feedback.
Design and balance game economy for fairness and enjoyment.
Ensure game development within deadlines and budget.

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Who are we?

Pipa Studios is a leader in the Social Bingo segment in South America and has been developing mobile games since 2012. Our base is in São Paulo, Brazil, and we operate globally, with a presence in the markets of Mexico, Spain, Italy, France, and the USA.

The game portfolio is diverse and includes the best-seller Praia Bingo. We are one of the largest game companies in Brazil and continue to grow with new products and ideas. We achieve this success by being a group of agile, creative, restless, innovative, and talented people with grand objectives.

Profile

We are growing at an accelerated pace and will spare no effort to go further and further. We are looking for a committed professional aligned with the company's objectives. Therefore, self-motivation, innovative spirit, initiative, and empathy are fundamental qualities.

Requirements

Conceive, refine, and document games and features for Pipa Studios apps, according to business needs and goals;
Ensure the balancing and economy of developed games and features through constant testing and adjustments;
Work with the art team to translate the defined concept into the visual and narrative language of the products;
Act as a key player in the squad, together with the PO, providing support in the development of conceived features or games;
Evaluate the current state of the product for which they are responsible, monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and proposing ways to increase them;
Provide visibility to stakeholders on the progress of projects in the Game Design phase;
Analyze competitors and market benchmarks, bringing insights to product teams.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement UX strategies for our games, working closely with the rest of the development team;
Design engaging and balanced game systems, working closely with the game development team and other system designers;
Create detailed game and system design documentation to ensure clear and effective communication with the development team;
Conduct usability tests and player feedback to continuously iterate and improve the user experience;
Design and balance game economy, ensuring it is fair, balanced, and enjoyable for players;
Work with the development team to ensure that games are developed within defined deadlines and budget;
Analyze competitors and market benchmarks, bringing insights to product teams.