Lead Game Designer

Tripledot Studios; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days holiday

Hybrid Work model

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

$500 annual wellness benefit

Generous parental leave

Professional Development opportunities

Job summary

Tripledot Studios is looking for a Lead Game Designer at their Clipwire Games studio in Toronto. The role focuses on shaping creative direction, driving new title development, and mentoring designers while collaborating across teams.

Ideal candidates will have over 7 years in game design, a strong portfolio, and experience in mobile gaming. Benefits include 15 days holiday, hybrid work, and comprehensive health coverage.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading or mentoring a design team.
• Strong portfolio of shipped features and titles.
• Hands-on across the full development lifecycle.
• Deep expertise in economy design and progression systems.
• Analytical fluency with key mobile metrics.
• Excellent written communicator and cross-functional collaborator.
• Passion for games and genuine player empathy.

Responsibilities

• Own and uphold the product vision and design standards.
• Design features based on player research and data.
• Lead and mentor a team of designers.
• Collaborate closely with development, art, and product teams.
• Integrate AI tooling into design workflows.

Skills

Game design

Leadership

AI tools integration

Analytical skills

Mobile UX principles

Player empathy

Education

7+ years in game design

Tools

ChatGPT

Claude

Copilot

Job description

This role will be working at our Clipwire Games studio.

Clipwire Games is one of Canada's top grossing mobile game developers, and the creator of Monopoly: Bingo!, TPIR: Bingo! and Bingo Story. Founded in Toronto over 10 years ago, we’ve had tremendous success and are poised for another decade of record growth. Our studio is built on strong values, work ethic, and intelligent data driven growth. We work hard, have fun, innovate, and level-up every day.

To work at Clipwire means becoming part of our future right now. We have reached our current growth rate because we support, promote, and develop our team so that they can make great games. Come find out what all the buzz is about!

Role Overview

We're looking for a Lead Game Designer to shape the creative direction of our existing portfolio while driving the creation of new titles — from initial concept and design through production and release.

This role is ideal for a lead designer with deep craft expertise, strong creative instincts, and a genuine passion for building high-performing teams. You'll be the design voice in the room — partnering with Product, Development, and Analytics leadership to turn player insight into compelling gameplay, features, and progression systems that players come back to. You'll set the bar for design quality across the studio and mentor designers to do their best work.

You bring a rare combination of hands‑on design craft and the leadership presence to drive alignment at a senior level. You're also someone who actively uses AI tools in your day‑to‑day work and can help the team do the same.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and uphold the product vision and design standards for our live titles and new products from concept through release and post-launch analysis
• Design features, systems, and live ops events grounded in player research and behavioural data, with measurable impact on engagement, retention, and monetisation
• Develop and refine the game's economy and balance fine tuning currency sinks and sources, progression pacing, and reward structures to keep the player experience compelling over the long term
• Own the A/B testing roadmap for design-led features: scoping hypotheses with Analytics, reviewing results, and deciding what ships, iterates, or gets cancelled
• Prepare clear, detailed design documentation covering gameplay mechanics, UX flows, progression systems, and balance using AI-supported workflows with a sharp eye for vetting generated outputs
• Collaborate closely with development, art, product, production, and marketing to keep designs aligned and execution smooth
• Work within defined guidelines for our IP partners and ensure designs, content and updates represent our brands effectively
• Continually evolve the design team's workflows, integrating AI tooling where it raises quality or velocity without compromising craft
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of designers: running design syncs and reviews, setting performance expectations, supporting career development, and fostering a culture of ownership, adaptability, and curiosity

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 7+ years in game design with proven experience leading or mentoring a design team
• Strong portfolio of shipped features and titles demonstrating design craft and commercial impact; direct experience in social casino or bingo titles preferred
• Hands‑on across the full development lifecycle: market research, prototyping, development, live ops, post‑launch analysis and LiveOps
• Deep expertise in economy design, balancing, and progression systems, with a strong grasp of mobile UX principles and player journey design
• Analytical fluency with key mobile metrics and player behaviour, including practical experience designing and interpreting A/B tests
• Practical experience using AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) to accelerate ideation, documentation, balance modelling, and team communication
• Excellent written communicator and cross‑functional collaborator, comfortable navigating production trade‑offs and influencing senior stakeholders with clear, well‑evidenced recommendations
• Passion for games and genuine player empathy

Working at Tripledot

• Time Off: 15 days holiday in addition to bank holidays, plus an extra 5 days every 5 years of service
• Hybrid Work: In‑office 2 days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays), with Wednesday optional. Lunch provided on all 3 days
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage + $500 annual wellness benefit
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential support available whenever you need it
• Family‑Friendly Culture: Generous parental leave and supportive environment
• Company Events: Regular events celebrating achievements and team spirit
• Professional Development: Ongoing opportunities to grow your career. Clipwire Games provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach.

The expected base pay range for this Canada based position is $90,000 to $110,000. Base compensation at Clipwire Games is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. It will also be determined based on the position offered and any other forms of compensation that may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and other benefits.

Clipwire Games is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics.

This opening is for an existing vacancy.