Helsinki-based mobile game startup Next Games is looking to bring on an experienced game designer to take a senior role at the company, which is currently working on a game using The Walking Dead IP.
November 17, 2015
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Location: Helsinki, Finland
Where others see a mousetrap, you see a piece of cheese and an interesting challenge. As a game designer you pride yourself on creating the systems and rules that govern the playing experience, and are adept at explaining your concepts to a dynamic development team. You live and breathe free-to-play games with strong social elements and want to take the market forward with leading designs.
For the right candidate, this is a unique opportunity not only to work with some of the world’s most well-known IPs such as The Walking Dead, but also to design and help build original games and concepts.
This is what you’ll get to work on:
Develop and maintain design documentation, including gameplay mechanics, guidelines, UI flows, game loops and player progression
Plan and implement the game economy and gameplay, and tune it with live game metrics and user experience testing
Work with the Executive Producer to define and drive the design of a game: the mechanics, story, missions, and more
Develop concepts and prototypes
Your experience and skills include:
Free-to-play game design experience is a must!
Passion for games and the ability to articulate that passion clearly and analytically
Proven track record of professional game design
Excellent analytical, facilitation and organizational skills
Demonstrated ability to work well in an agile, iterative manner with the game team
Experience in designing cooperative or competitive social game mechanics in a mobile game is a big plus
User interface and user experience design experience a big plus
Disciplined and self-motivated with a strong work ethic
Comfortable modelling systems on a spreadsheet
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Here at Next Games we aim high, and will ask you to do the same. In exchange, you’ll be part of a team that is great to work with, who is dedicated and passionate about what we do – we believe passion is contagious. Giving each Nextgamer the tools and means to succeed in their job is our priority.
We believe the fruits of our labor should be shared with everyone at Next Games. We offer the opportunity to work with a great bunch of passionate and dedicated people, a competitive salary and benefits package, and first and foremost a big challenge.
If you believe in the same things, don’t hesitate any longer, apply now! Please be in touch soon as we’ll proceed once the right person is found.
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