Lead Game Designer

LBC Studios; Canada; Remote; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game studio is seeking a Lead Game Designer to develop game systems and mechanics, collaborate with various teams, and manage design deliverables. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in game design across mobile and AAA projects and be skilled in project management and creative development. This role offers a salary range of $75,000 - $90,000 CAD per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in game design, ideally in mobile and AAA projects.
• Experience in system, feature, and content design.
• Strong organizational skills to manage design tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop game systems and mechanics.
• Collaborate with teams to guide game design.
• Manage game design team and tasks.

Skills

Team management

Creative skills

Project management

Game mechanics design

Feature design

LiveOps experience

Education

Degree in Game Design or related field

Tools

JIRA

Spreadsheet software

Job description

Why this role is made for you:

We are looking for a Lead Game Designer who has a passion for games that extends beyond being a player. You strive to understand the mechanics and psychologies behind game experiences. You will be responsible for designing and executing fun, engaging, monetizing experiences. The successful candidate will be eager to shape the design direction and grow and adapt alongside our rapidly evolving studio and games.

A Lead Game Designer’s impact:

• Develop and shape game systems and mechanics, and get buy-in from the not only the team but leadership.
• Drive the game design for the studio and collaborate with other leads, artists and programmers to guide the vision and implementation of features
• Work with the Product Owner to identify and implement KPI-driven changes to the game via new features, new offers, and tuning of the above
• Ensure that your design deliverables and tasks are properly tracked in JIRA and completed to the level of quality set by the studio
  • These tasks include, but are not limited to, character design, event design, dialogue, systems design, IAP offer design, and live operations management
• Clearly document and communicate your game features to the team
• Regularly update documentation to offer a useful work reference
• Fix design-focused bugs in data, and test your fixes
• Facilitate resolution of issues that require intervention
• Manage game design team

Your track record includes:

• 5+ years of professional experience in a game design disciplines, ideally on multiple projects, including mobile and AAA releases, or equivalent experience and education
• Experience in system design, feature design, content and level design, narrative and writing design, and UX and economy design
• Experience in liveops and creating games from scratchExpert spreadsheet skills
• Strong creative and editorial skills: conceptualizing, pitching, and writing
• Solid organizational and project management skills with the ability to scope and prioritize
• Experience in managing teams is a bonus
• Experience using AI in game design preferred

Salary

$75,000 - $90,000 CAD per year.

This base salary range is specific to candidates located in British Columbia. The salary offered to the successful candidate will be determined based on factors including but not limited to skills, experience, education, qualifications, and location.

About LBC:

LBC was originally founded to develop the first AAA cannabis-themed F2P mobile game. Hempire was launched on April 20, 2017, and has been downloaded over 25M times! Guided by our core values of People, Passion, and Play, we continuouslydefine what it means to be a leading gaming studio both in Canada and around the world.

We Grow Games. We Grow Communities. We Grow Careers.