Senior Game Designer

Description

• Defining and managing all aspects of gameplay for mobile products: high-level goals, balance, scoring, controls, and other areas
• Ideating concepts and approaches to create new games focused on medical specialties and procedures
• Analyzing popular free to play mechanics and translating them into medically credible designs
• Detailing case designs and requirements with supporting documents and reference materials
• Taking charge of scripting gameplay that defines the overall gameplay experience
• Working with our lead product manager identifying game events and data to be tracked in the analytics system for future gameplay optimization
• Coordinating design goals with production, product management, artists, and engineers
• Working with doctors and medical researchers on technical specifications, plus finding ways to incorporate their feedback as part of compelling and exciting gameplay mechanics
  
  

• 6+ years of hands-on game design experience, including senior/lead design roles on mobile and free-to-play/freemium games with an audience of 1M+ players
• Shipped two or more games on mobile, PC, or console platforms
• Deep understanding of the psychology of game design, and experience applying those principles in new kinds of design and game mechanics
• Working knowledge of at least one industry-standard analytics tool (Leanplum, DeltaDNA, Unity Analytics, etc.)
• Unity or UE4 in-engine experience
• Experience optimizing and re-balancing a live game product post-launch based on user feedback and data
• Experience designing social games and understanding the dynamics of collaboration and competition
• Experience creating, revising and maintaining game design documentation
• Proven ability to document and communicate design ideas, and make smart tradeoffs
• Experience communicating and championing the larger vision of games across numerous types of stakeholders
  
  

• Experience designing social games and understanding the dynamics of collaboration and competition
• Experience managing and mentoring other game designers
• Experience doing technical and or simulation-based game design
• Strong Unity or UE4 in-engine experience
• Economy design experience
• C# experience
• Familiarity with medical and anatomy concepts

• Multiple health insurance plans with 100% company-paid premiums
• 401(k) with company-paid match
• Dental and vision insurance 
• Pre-tax flex spending and commuter accounts
• Paid vacation, sick days and holidays
• Downtown Loop location convenient to public transportation, and plenty of nearby food options
• Unlimited cold brew and gourmet coffee, kombucha, Bevi sparkling water, and craft beer
• Full kitchen and food options including breakfast, and both healthy and comfort snacks
• Team after-hours events, like Board Game Night