Company Description
A leading digital and social game publisher, Gameloft® has established itself
as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games
for all digital platforms and with an audience of 157 million monthly users
offers via Gameloft Advertising Solutions a unique level of visibility and
involvement to advertisers. Gameloft operates its own established franchises
such as Asphalt®, Order & Chaos, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also
partners with major rights holders including Universal, Illumination
Entertainment, Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel®,
and Ferrari®. Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries. Gameloft
is a Vivendi company.
The company has operated in Ukraine since 2007. Gameloft Kharkiv is one of the
largest and the most successful Gameloft Studios.
Gameloft Lviv is a young Studio that continues to grow, establishing a full
development pipeline for mobile games.
Job Description
As Lead Game Designer, you'll be responsible for defining how the game plays
and what elements it should have to feel fun and fair. You'll direct the
game's vision, manage creative team of game designers, economy designers and
UX specialists, document it and communicate to the multidisciplinary team.
We're looking for a candidate capable of explaining and proving the
feasibility of their game design solutions and turning them into engaging
mobile playable experience
Qualifications
Requirements:
Leader's mindset and strong soft skills;
3+ years of experience in a similar role;
Experience designing the game as a service;
Experience with live games post-launch evolution;
Analytic mindset and habit to review and fine-tune the results of your
efforts;
Passion for video games and game development;
Proficiency with gameplay design and player experience design;
Knowledge of game design theory and deep understanding of gameplay
fundamentals;
Profound gaming experience on mobile and other platforms;
English (full working proficiency).
Would be considered a plus:
Shipped title(s) from concept to release and beyond;
Experience designing free-to-play games;
Proficiency with game editors and prototyping tools;
Strong pitching and presentation skills;
Programming, scripting, 2D or 3D art, scriptwriting or video directing
working background;
Special education in game design, architecture, psychology or computer
programming.
Responsibilities:
Lead the design team to deliver high-quality gaming experience;
Challenging the roadmap to achieve product goals in the most efficient
way;
Develop internal game design talents in your team;
Collaborate proactively with your team and superiors to design, prototype
and pitch concepts of game systems and content. Adjust and balance those
concepts to feel fun and fair;
Create and maintain clear and comprehensive design documentation;
Provide the team with an experience-centric attitude to the game: develop
and communicate empathy for players, their needs, interests and
motivations;
Additional Information
Join a leading global mobile and video games publisher and developer
utilizing the state-of-art mobile technologies and devices;
Become a part of the talented international team in a friendly, creative
and dynamic environment;
Become a true pro in the fast-growing, exciting and innovative video games
industry;
Be proud to deliver the prestigious products winning the top rankings
worldwide;
Build up your career with dynamic promotions and world wide opportunities.
In order to consider your application, we require you to send the full
version of your CV in English.
Qualified candidates could be asked to complete a test assessment.