About the Role
King is seeking talented Game Designers to join their Game Design Talent Pool. This pool is for individuals passionate about creating engaging experiences for millions of players, and candidates will be considered for future opportunities across various game teams.
Responsibilities
- Designing engaging gameplay, features, or systems for games, ideally within mobile, casual, or free-to-play.
- Utilizing strong game design fundamentals, including player motivation, mechanics, systems, balancing, and progression.
- Taking features from concept through implementation, using iteration, player feedback, and data to refine the experience.
- Collaborating closely with Product, Engineering, UX, Art, and other disciplines to deliver player-focused solutions.
- Communicating ideas clearly through design documentation, prototypes, and presentations.
- Balancing creativity with analytical thinking to solve player and product challenges.
Requirements
- Experience in designing engaging gameplay, features, or systems for games, ideally within mobile, casual, or free-to-play.
- Strong game design fundamentals, including player motivation, mechanics, systems, balancing, and progression.
- Experience taking features from concept through implementation, using iteration, player feedback, and data to refine the experience.
- Experience collaborating closely with Product, Engineering, UX, Art, and other disciplines to deliver player-focused solutions.
- Experience communicating ideas clearly through design documentation, prototypes, and presentations.
- Ability to balance creativity with analytical thinking to solve player and product challenges.
Skills
- Game Design
- Gameplay Design
- Systems Design
- Level Design
- LiveOps
- Economy Design
- Feature Design
- Player Motivation
- Mechanics Design
- Balancing
- Progression Design
- Player Feedback Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Documentation
- Prototyping
- Presentation Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Creative Problem Solving
Experience Level
- Associate
- Mid-level
- Senior
- Principal
- Lead
About the Company
- King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world with a mission of Making the World Playful.
- King has over 20 years of history delivering iconic mobile games, including the Candy Crush franchise and Farm Heroes Saga.
- King games are played by over 200 million monthly active users.
- King is part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).
- King has offices in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Malta.
