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Lead Game Systems Designer New IP (Malta)

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Description

  • Work closely with the Creative Director and lead the Game Designers to bring the game’s vision to reality.
  • Design game systems from a big picture perspective down to interconnected features and entity behaviors.
  • Interface with programmers to craft the gameplay experience and cooperate with other departments on implementation where necessary.
  • Develop basic underlying principles of the game (game mechanics, level goals, etc.).
  • Assist and monitor small groups of team members as necessary.

Responsibilities

  • 7+ years of experience as a Game Designer, preferably with 1st person or 3rd person action titles.
  • Can demonstrate major features or content sections of the titles that you led.
  • Demonstrated team leading and team management skills such as leading a project with tight deadlines.
  • Contributed significantly to the design of at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
  • Ability to quickly and sufficiently document and communicate ideas in writing and speech.
  • Supervise all game design-related documentation.
  • Technical understanding of the way the existing gameplay systems and mechanics work and interact with each other.
  • Good English.
  • Collaborative team player, able to inspire the team of Designers.
  • Ability to learn and master new tools and techniques.
  • Great time management skills and discipline, familiarity with project management methodologies and tools (e.g. Agile, Scrum, JIRA).
  • At least 15 years of gaming experience (playing).

Hard Skills

  • Document management
  • Graphic design
  • Team management
  • Team building
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Agile methodology
  • Timelines
  • Deliverable management
  • Scheduling
  • Accountability
  • Meeting minutes
  • Executive updates
  • Ability to use project management software
  • Advanced language knowledge
  • Advanced writing skills

Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Team player
  • Time management
  • Innovation