Senior Game Designer

6 hours ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Aardvark Swift Full time

Outer Dawn are currently looking for an experienced Game Designer to join their team to work on some of their current and upcoming titles.

There will be polishing of a currently as grossly popular title as well as to work on the next pipeline project from concept to shipping.

You will be working closely with the Directors forming the vision and creative foundation of their games. Also working closely with the programmers and artists to lead a team from prototypes to final world-wide releases of their titles.

**Your responsibilities...**
- Game design documentation, script writing, level-design, level scripting, data entry and game balancing;
- Develop prototypes that relate to the vision of the features and/or tasks for which you are responsible;
- Construct engaging and creative gameplay systems with fun features that will improve user experience, engagement and monetization;
- Update all project documents and maintain regular updates of all design aspects of the game for an overall quality;
- Leads and mentors other game designers in the studio;
**The skills and experience you'll need...**
- You have 5+ years of game development experience, preferably working on F2P games
- Released at least 2 games
- Experience designing core game systems
- An excellent understanding the mobile market
- Profound knowledge of monetisation in F2P games

**Bonus points if you have...**
- Experience with Unity and any other major engines
- Proficiency in scripting languages
- Advanced economy design skills
- Understanding of tracking and data analysis

**Perks and Benefits...**
- A competitive salary
- Wellness Days
- Gym Membership Allowance
- Southern Cross Wellbeing Two cover
- Regular social events
- Weekly fruit + coffee machine
- Relocation + Visa Sponsorship available


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