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Lead Game Designer, Gameloft
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Responsibilities:
Coordinate with the Creative Director, Studio Manager, Senior Producers and and other team leads to define the game vision and execute on that vision with excellence.
Direct the tone, gameplay and meta structure of the project with an eye on innovation, while leveraging a healthy F2P ecosystem
Collaborate with gameplay designers to ensure that game designs meet quality requirements and documentation standards. Set clear creative goals and deliverables; lead and focus efforts across the design team to ensure a cohesive experience across the game and service.
Anticipate threats to quality and innovation and work effectively with the team leads to mitigate.
Build and maintain a collaborative relationship with Art, Technology, Audio and Production that ensures a best-in-industry production process.
Coordinate and direct level design teams, to ensure the perfect synergy between mechanics and progression through the game.
Allocate, coordinate and plan resources in collaboration with managers and producers. Anticipate recruitment needs of game designers and participate in the recruitment process.
Requirements:
Above 4 years as GD including experiences as lead GD or main GD for core gameplay on mobile platforms
Must have shipped at least 2 successful titles as a lead or senior GD position
Proficient in all aspects of game design such as gameplay, balancing, and reward system, etc.
Ability to concisely convey ideas, formulate and develop complex concepts
Capable of providing focused and inspiring creative leadership, and able to coordinate and motivate a whole design team
Up-to-date on the mobile market and trend
Ability to hold a strong creative vision while also keeping that vision agile
High visual creativity and passion for developing video games
Excellent organizational skills
Excellent level of English
Assets:
Knowledge of object oriented and natural programming languages