Lead Game Designer
Description
Tic Toc Games is seeking a Lead Game Designer with outstanding communications skills and a proven track record of shipping high quality free-to-play mobile games. The ideal candidate should be able to cast a clear vision for game features, create thoughtful wireframes & specs, write easy to understand user stories, and drive game design at all stages from conception through live ops.
Responsibilities:
- Own the process of distilling product and business needs into elegant, delightful designs informed by data and player feedback
- Design addictive game systems such as live events, progression & reward structures, economies, and social features that delight, engage, retain and monetize players
- Manage design team through mentorship, task allocation, and collaborative spec reviews
- Proactively seek peer & customer feedback and distill into inflective solutions.
- Breakdown product (both ours & the competitors) to understand what is compelling, articulate why it works, how to adapt it to other contexts and how to measure its success.
- Create clear, efficient wireframes and feature specs that can be converted into User Stories effortlessly
- Work with tech artists and programmers to ensure features are accurately and consistently represented in the game
Requirements:
- Knowledgeable and passionate about Free-to-Play games.
- 5+ Years of Experience as a Game Designer.
- Shipped multiple high quality products as a Game Designer
- mobile F2P game preferred
- Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills
- Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative to make the game better.
- Familiarity with design for mobile space - understanding of device constraints, user context, interaction trends and conventions
- Ability to work well within a dynamic, cross-discipline, iterative environment.
Pluses:
- You have developed your own games for fun.
- You’re proficient in multiple design tools (Lucidchart, Balsamiq, Adobe XD, etc)
- You love console and pc gaming.
- You love sketching your ideas.
- You are familiar with basic game analytics.
- You have a personal website that showcases your games!
Required Application Materials:
- Resume
- Cover Letter which should include:
- Why you are interested in working at Tic Toc Games.
- What games you are currently playing.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
COVID-19 considerations:
We are currently all working remotely, but have safety precautions in place for when we do return to the office.
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