Game Designer

October 20

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💰 $25M Series A on 2022-03

Description

• Company overview: At Gamefam, we are revamping the gaming landscape. We strive to provide an unmatched experience for both players and creators across metaverse gaming platforms like Roblox, Fortnite Creative Mode, and Minecraft. • Position Summary: As a Senior Game Designer, you will have proven experience working in a collaborative team environment, worked on the development of engaging gameplay experiences, creating compelling online worlds, and the details behind them. • Responsibilities: Pitch, develop, and iterate on features & games that are player-first and business minded: As we design amazing experiences for an amazing community, game designers need to produce gameplay and features that are fun, engaging, and performant for our business goals; Work collaboratively towards a shared vision of product success; Diligently maintain documentation throughout the production process; Investigate and know the genre conventions, when to follow them and when to break them; Bring confidence to designs and the design process; Wear a number of creative hats as needed; Be analytical and critical of your own work; Be a leader; Eye for Detail.

Requirements

• Passion for designing games: Every candidate should be passionate about making games. Passion is a requirement for Gamefam. • Strong communication skills: Candidates should feel comfortable with a range of tools when communicating, including presentations, wiki pages, spreadsheets, digital whiteboards and more as necessary. Great candidates showcase this during the interview process. • Portfolio of past work: Great candidates bring with them a portfolio of their past work which would include sample design docs, spreadsheets, presentation, and/or videos of their past work. Passion or hobby projects can be included as long as the candidate operated within a design role. • Experience in developing games: Ideal candidates will have 5+ years as a designer on the production of games or equivalent education or combination of applicable training and experience. • Self-motivated and driven by improving the player experience: Candidates should be able to speak towards how they’ve driven projects towards success with measurable data behind those claims. Great candidates should have stories about times they’ve faltered and the learnings gained from those experiences. • Logical thinker and personal critic: Candidates are expected to be logical thinkers with strong reasoning skills. Great candidates apply rigorous cross examination to their own designs in order to understand their ramifications and how to improve upon them. • Education: At minimum, candidates should have a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Higher seniority designers should have some college experience OR prior experience as a game designer.

Benefits

• Remote Flexibility • Unlimited PTO • Company wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years • Comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, disability & life insurance • 401K • WFH Stipend • More surprises when you join!