Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the studio stakeholders and game team leads to define and execute the game vision as a whole.
- Direct the tone, gameplay, and meta structure of the game, focusing on innovation and a thriving AA Experience.
- Lead the design team to ensure a cohesive experience across the game.
- Coordinate with level design teams to ensure synergies between mechanics and progression.
- Anticipate and mitigate threats to quality and innovation.
- Build a collaborative relationship with the other departments, including Art, UI, Tech, Online, Data, Audio, Production and Human Resources.
- Allocate and plan resources and roadmap in collaboration with managers and producers.
- Participate in the recruitment process for game designers.
Requirements:
- 6+ years of experience in game design, including lead or principal GD positions.
- Released a minimum of two titles while serving as a lead, principal, or senior game designer.
- Proven experience in 3Cs and gameplay systems design of PC/Console action genres (sports, racing, combat, shooters, open world, etc.)
- Experience prototyping with Unity or Unreal.
- Proficiency in core game design aspects like meta-game & progression systems, balancing, UI/UX, level design, and narrative.
- Proficient communication and leadership skills.
- Up-to-date knowledge of the gaming market and trends.
- Skillfulness in retaining a defined creative strategy while being open to modifications.
- Experience with standard industry tools like Jira, Confluence, Figma, etc.
- Fluent in English
Bonus assets:
- Experience with racing and/or action games.
- Experience with multiple platforms (PC, console, mobile)
- Experience with both premium games and games as a service (either DLC, subscription or F2P based).
Why Join the World of Gameloft?
- Because you want to be part of an exceptional experience within a company that is constantly growing!
- Because you want to work with talented people who are industry pioneers!
- Because you want to be part of an international environment with daily contact with other countries & cultures!
- Because you want to work in an inclusive equal opportunity workplace!
- Or, just because you’re looking for a great place to work!
Benefits:
- Permanent contract, full-time job with excellent Social Benefits.
- 25 vacation days per year
- Private medical health insurance
- Flexible compensation with Ticket Restaurant Card
- Flexible work from home hybrid model
- Free language courses
- Birthday day off!
- 1 month of remote work
- Merit based salary progression system and a competitive initial salary package.
- Career-development opportunities.
- Excellent local working conditions (quality of offices, geographical location of office in the centre of Barcelona).
- ... and Thursday afterwork beers!