Studio: Ludia Inc.
Job Opening: Lead Game Designer
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Type: Remote, Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design team efforts in creating game systems to enhance player experiences and drive product KPIs;
- Manage and coach the team for their professional development. Establish the goals of the Design Team;
- Elaborate planning of Design tasks with the Producer;
- Create new game design features and enhancements to existing concepts to drive user acquisition, retention, and monetization;
- Establish and maintain a game’s core vision;
- Follow-up on the Game features’ implementation to make sure they meet the established quality requirements;
- Work with data analysts to ensure the systems are meeting KPI goals;
- Establish and adopt efficient calendar strategies;
- Build and manage the structure and strategy of the Live Ops gameplay events as well as the offers that populate the calendar;
- Partner with a team of content designers (game and level designers) to ensure high-quality content in line with the game and Ludia’s vision;
- Oversee production of prototypes to mitigate risks for new features;
- Present new game concepts, designs, and stories to executive leadership and stakeholders;
- Constantly review and understand market trends and competitor product approaches;
- Document ideas, concepts, and technical designs in useful, accessible formats.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Serious passion for games—you are a gamer and have been for years.
- 2+ years of experience as Senior or Lead and 5+ years of game industry experience.
- Shipped and/or worked on the Live Ops teams of at least 1 Free-to-Play game.
- Social, online, and/or mobile game design experience.
- Thorough understanding of games’ commercial appeal, including outside your personal gamer demographic.
- A strong interest and understanding of storytelling in mobile games.
- A proven understanding of how to use Live Ops systems to drive revenue KPIs.
- Demonstrated success at communicating your designs and vision to colleagues from different professional backgrounds.
- Great listening and mentoring skills.
- Ability to make quick and analytical decisions in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
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