Lead Online Game Designer

Job Description

Your goal:

• Define the framework and structure for a new experience in the Dying Light franchise
• Creatively lead an interdisciplinary team of developers to deliver your vision in the Dying Light universe 
• Lead your team designs through the full development cycle: from conception and prototyping through implementation, release and continuous support after launch

Your daily tasks:

• Being the advocate for your team, knowing the strengths and weakness of all members and utilizing that knowledge to bring out the best in them,
• Defining and designing progression systems, gameplay mechanics and online features for online presence of Dying Light franchise working closely with the high level vision provided by the IP’s Creative Director,
• Defining and designing engagement mechanisms and in-game economy in cooperation with the marketing teams and biz dev teams,
• Collaborating closely with Production to plan out the development roadmap, and define goals that push the boundaries of what’s possible,
• Prioritizing and assigning tasks to a team of designers and developers discussing progress, tackling setbacks, finding solutions, sharing experience, providing  feedback and coaching to your team of game designers,
• Directly communicating with programmers, artists, animators, and other production teams to ensure constant flow of information & consistency across the board,
• Supporting implementation of designed features in a structured, iterative manner 
• Working with the player research teams on defining scope and goals for playtests as well as authoring and requesting other data gathering methods,
• Creating and updating clear and consistent design documentation used by members of the development team and supporting disciplines (marketing, PR).
   

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in game design for online and live-service (Games-as-a-Service) titles.
• Prior experience as Lead Game Designer or Design Director
• Open and and supportive attitude towards all members of the game development team,
• Structured, professional approach to game design and game production methodologies,
• Excellent communication skills,
• Very good command of English,
• Knowledge of statistics and/or data analytics tools,
• Knowledge of visual scripting tools / languages,
• True passion for video games, knowledge of latest titles and current trends in the industry, especially regarding Online, F2P and Live Operations market.
   

Additional Information

What we offer:

• A dedicated Buddy who will support you in your daily tasks.
• A wide array of benefits: private medical care, life insurance, pro-health campaigns, gifts for different occasions.
• An outstanding work atmosphere in a highly-skilled team of professionals, with flexible working hours, no dress code, and full support of the dedicated HR Business Partner.
• Many opportunities for personal development: a dedicated development budget for each employee, extra two paid days for training and CSR, stable career paths, extensive internal and external training, and financing of English and Polish language classes.
• State-of-the-art offices filled with chillout zones, a fully equipped kitchen, a gym (Wrocław office), and a free car park (Warsaw limited amount of space).