Game Balance Specialist

Experis; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 23 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work arrangement

Résumé du poste

Experis Austria in London is seeking a Game Balance Specialist to test balancing, tuning, and player-facing experiences for an unannounced title. You will work across cohorts to ensure balance and engagement across lifecycle stages.

You will collaborate with designers, PMs, UX and analytics to analyze data, document feedback, and drive improvements in features and player satisfaction. Immediate start; contract up to 12 months; hybrid London working model.

Qualifications

• Highly experienced player of live-service games across genres.
• Ability to clearly break down and explain designs, pros and cons of characters, maps, modes, gameplay customizations, progression features, events.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly through documentation, presentations, and visuals.
• Comfortable working with designers and product managers from diverse backgrounds.
• Excels in a collaborative and flexible environment where the role evolves with development plans.

Responsabilités

• Playtest in-development core gameplay and meta features to provide feedback on engagement by target cohorts.
• Collaborate with meta designers, game mode designers, combat designers, and other departments to align features with design goals and patient improvements.
• Collaborate with meta designers and product managers to gauge value and satisfaction from product offerings for different spend profiles.
• Collaborate with UX research, community and analytics teams to inform feedback analysis and derive insights.
• Provide feedback in written docs, images/clips, and verbally in meetings to inform design decisions.

Connaissances

Live-service games

Design analysis

Clear communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Adaptability

Description du poste

Job Title: Game Balance Specialist
Location: London - Hybrid
Full Time
Pay Rate: £20 per hour via umbrella
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: up to 12 months

Game Balance Specialist

Job description

My clients crafts genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations - only made possible by building a work environment that nurtures the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people.

We are currently looking for a Game Balance Specialist to help us craft a new, unannounced game.

We are looking for a game balance specialist to join our team and take responsibility for testing the balancing, tuning, and player-facing experience of various gameplay and meta features for different player cohorts across the player lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Playtest in-development core gameplay and meta features to provide feedback on how target player cohorts will engage with the same.
• Collaborate with meta designers, game mode designers, combat designers, and other departments to gauge alignment of features to stated design goals, and suggest improvements to better align these features with player preferences and expectations.
• Collaborate with meta designers and product managers to gauge the value and satisfaction players of different spend profiles attain from various product offerings.
• Collaborate with UX research, community and analytics teams to inform feedback analysis and derive insights.
• Provide feedback in written documentation, images/clips from the game, and verbally in meetings to designers, PMs and producers to inform design decisions.

Minimum Requirements

• Highly experienced player of live-service games of various genres.
• Ability to clearly break down and explain designs, pros and cons of characters, maps, modes, gameplay customizations, balancing of progression features, events, etc.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and succinctly through documentation, presentations, and visual tools.
• Comfortable working with designers and product managers from a wide range of backgrounds.
• Excels in a collaborative and flexible environment where your role will evolve in line with the ongoing plans for development.