We are looking for:
Lead Game Designer
Belgrade
Why we need you:
We’re looking to add a hands-on Lead Game Designer to join our existing and in-development game teams. We’ve recently globally launched Heroic - Magic Duel and Golden Boot and we’re focused on doing some amazing things to Top Eleven and we’ve got a number of other games in development as well so we need your help!
Interested in joining a fiercely independent studio and impacting the future design of our games? Join us!
Some of what you’ll do:
- Responsible for leading the design of a game project
- Overseeing any high-level decisions that affect how the game plays and looks in conjunction with other game leaders
- Collaborate with game and company leadership to define creative strategy and future planning
- Work across the entire studio with other lead game designers to brainstorm game and feature ideas as well as guide team to strengthen current ones
- Generate excitement and enthusiasm among the team
- Build a collaborative relationship with each functional team
- Lead and participate in design brainstorm sessions
- Be an amazing people manager to game designers by helping them develop their careers
What we’re looking for:
- Significant game design experience, including successfully shipping titles as a lead game designer
- A lead who is user-focused when designing
- Proven experience successfully collaborating with game and company leadership
- Passion for playing and making games and an excellent understanding of what makes them fun
- Previous experience working on mobile games, F2P a plus!
- Strong knowledge of video games, both current and historical, across all platforms
- Solid understanding of popular mobile games and the design mechanics that work well within them
- Strong affinity for and understanding of free to play mechanics and economies
- Match game quality goals and scope to coincide with schedule, staffing plan and budget
- Improve design processes and practices to increase quality and accuracy
- Outstanding communication skills in English
- Possess a deep understanding of the bigger picture of game development, including the impact of their decisions with respect to financial outcomes
- Able to inspire teams to make the highest quality product possible
- Passion for mentoring and developing other designers
Why you’ll love working here:
Being fiercely independent and profitable enables us to take excellent care of the people we hire, including:
- Competitive compensation, perks, and benefits: unlimited vacation days, best-in-class learning and development opportunities, premium private medical insurance for you and your family members, Nordeus provided breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages
- State-of-the-art workspace
- High level of creative freedom: You won’t waste time on endless meetings getting several levels of approvals
- Chance to work with a team of experienced engineers: we’ve got over 170 employees from 22 countries
- Access to the latest tools and technology as well as a chance to work with a world-class development team
- Be part of making Belgrade a leading tech and business hub of Southeastern Europe: We are working closely with the community to develop the gaming ecosystem and empower talent
- Belgrade is awesome. Considered a 2018 must-see city by the New York Times, Belgrade satisfies everyone: nightlife and unique music venues; design-centric neighborhoods and galleries; live sports; international cuisine; you name it. Life in Belgrade is also particularly good for families, with excellent international schools and nurseries options.
Want to learn more? Check out our Life at Nordeus page!
Deadline for applications: 17.02.2020.