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Senior Game Designer needed with 4+ years of experience in designing casual mobile games. Experience in free-to-play game economies, level design, UI/UX, and mentoring designers is essential. Passion for gaming is a must.

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What you’ll be doing:

Conceptualize, define, produce and prioritize game features based on overall product vision including the overall look, core game elements and mechanics, compulsion loops and monetization strategies

Effectively design with minimal supervision, taking ownership of quality and completion of creative content using tools and design software

Oversee all elements of gameplay, story, characters, level design and scripts including feature documentation, diagrams, wireframes and/or prototypes and game design documents

Analyze real-time feedback, analytics in a constructive manner with logical and reasoned suggestions/solutions to improve on designs

Identify and recommend tools and process improvements in game design

Pitch new ideas to the team and hold brainstorming sessions

Tune and model complex game systems using Excel

Work closely with game designers, developers and artists and testers and oversee the implementation of new features and systems.

Mentor, coordinate and evaluate the work results delivered by the design team

Analyze key performance indicators, user testing and feedback, recommend design solutions, and modify game concepts accordingly

Deep awareness of the competitive market place and target audience

Breakdown design goals into smaller technical tasks

Stay current on customer queries from support and marketing channels

Stay current on industry trends including new game genres, game design best practices, and emerging technology

What you’ll bring:

Minimum 4+ years of experience in designing casual mobile games

NID graduates preferred

Experience in creating and balancing free to play game economies and reward systems

Hands on experience in level design and creation

Experience designing user interfaces and flowcharts

Attention to detail

Experience mentoring less experienced designers or leading a design team

Outstanding communication skills-both written and spoken

Self-motivated with ability to think analytically and diagnose issues and take initiatives to solve problems and challenges.

Team player with great interpersonal skills

Capable of working in a fast-paced environment

Goal Driven with high productivity

Experience in working on social games is a strong bonus

Degree in Game Design or related field

Passion for games is a must

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About The Company

99Games

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We are a super-indie studio that develops and publishes free-to-play games. Our singular goal is to build mobile games that people love to play. Based in India, we take pride in creating some of the nation’s most-popular games like Dhoom:3 The Game, Sultan: The Game; and global cooking sensation, Star Chef. We have published 22 game titles and clocked over 100 million downloads globally. Thanks to our ability to understand gamer psychology, our focus lies in building games where players across the world find others with shared interests and play together for years. With a highly experienced and stable management team working collaboratively for over 15 years, we are considered a thought leader in the Indian gaming industry. Ascent Capital has invested in our curiosity and passion for building games.