Principal Game Designer

Gameloft; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a leading mobile game development company that thrives on creativity and innovation! As a Game Designer, you'll have the chance to shape the gaming experience by collaborating with talented professionals and implementing new gameplay features. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a vibrant, inclusive environment that values your contributions and encourages career growth. With flexible work arrangements and a commitment to employee well-being, this position is perfect for those passionate about game design and eager to make a mark in the industry. If you're ready to embark on an exciting journey in gaming, this is the place for you!

Servicios

25 vacation days per year

Private medical health insurance

Flexible compensation with Ticket Restaurant Card

Free language courses

Flexible schedule

Work-from-home hybrid model

Merit-based salary progression

Career-development opportunities

Excellent local working conditions

Afterwork beers on Tuesdays & Thursdays

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in game design, including lead roles.
• Strong communication and leadership skills are essential.
• Proficiency in gameplay, balancing, UI, and UX.

Responsabilidades

• Co-own the vision of assigned design areas with the lead designer.
• Manage and mentor Game Designers while ensuring deadlines.
• Propose new gameplay mechanics to enhance player experience.

Conocimientos

Game Design

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Gameplay Mechanics

UI/UX Design

Creative Vision

Market Knowledge

Data Analysis

Prototyping

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Game Design or related field

Herramientas

Jira

Trello

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Co-own the vision of the assigned design areas together with the lead designer.
• Direct and supervise prototyping and documentation of new systems.
• Propose new gameplay mechanics and features aiming to enhance the game experience from players’ perspective.
• Partner with other stakeholders to ensure new features quality of implementation and hitting the deadlines (engineers and artists).
• Manage (taking care of tasks allocation and prioritization), develop, support and mentor the Game Designers working on your design areas..
• Use data sources (community feedback, tracking data, playtests, etc.) to ensure continuous optimization of features and opportunities detection.
• And foster data usage best-practices in your teammates
• Identify processes inefficiencies and provide solutions that improve day to day operations.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in game design, including principal, lead or senior GD positions.
• Shipped at least 2 successful titles as principal or senior GD.
• Proficiency in game design aspects like gameplay, balancing, UI, UX, etc.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Up-to-date knowledge of the gaming market and trends.
• Ability to maintain a strong creative vision while remaining agile.
• High visual creativity and passion for game development.
• Experience with industry tools like Jira and Trello.
• Fluent in English.

Additional Information

Why Join the World of Gameloft?

• Because you want to be part of an exceptional experience within a company that is constantly growing!
• Because you want to work with talented people who are industry pioneers!
• Because you want to be part of an international environment with daily contact with other countries & cultures!
• Because you want to work in an inclusive equal opportunity workplace!
• Or, just because you’re looking for a great place to work!
  

Benefits:

• Permanent contract, full-time job with excellent Social Benefits.
• 25 vacation days per year + Birthday day off.
• Private medical health insurance.
• Flexible compensation with Ticket Restaurant Card.
• Free language courses.
• Flexible schedule + option to work a shortened schedule on three days.
• Flexible work-from-home hybrid model.
• Merit based salary progression system and a competitive initial salary package.
• Career-development opportunities.
• Excellent local working conditions (quality of offices, geographical location of office in the centre of Barcelona).
• ... and Tuesday & Thursday afterwork beers!

We can’t wait to find our next great talent!

Join our team, recently recognized in Forbes' top 100 companies to work for! We're gamers from all walks of life, united in creating a culture of inclusivity. Partnering with organizations like COGAM, we ensure a safe workplace for everyone, regardless of background or gaming preference. Whether you're a casual or hardcore gamer on any platform (we're cross-platform now!), we want you to feel like you belong. Be part of shaping the gaming industry with us!

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted and your CV will be saved in our files for a period of 6 months.

Want to know more? Please visit our Website: www.gameloft.com

If the offer interests you, Join the Game!

Company Description

About Gameloft

Leader in the development and publishing of mobile games, Gameloft has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, two of which are featured in the “Top 10 Games by All-Time Worldwide Downloads” from App Annie. 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 and employs 4,600 people worldwide. Every month, 114 million unique users can be reached by advertisers in Gameloft games with Gameloft Advertising Solutions, a leading B2B offering dedicated to brands and agencies. Gameloft is a Vivendi company.

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