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Associate Game Design

Karnataka, India (On-site)

Associate Game Design

1 Month ago • 1 Years + • Game Design • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Zynga seeks an Associate Game Designer to create innovative and engaging Match-3 levels and gameplay for top-performing games. Responsibilities include designing challenging levels, analyzing performance data to iterate on designs, collaborating with cross-functional teams (UX, engineering, product management), implementing engaging in-game content, creating clear design documentation, and utilizing qualitative/quantitative feedback for game improvement. The ideal candidate will have 1+ year of mobile game design experience, including live ops experience, a strong understanding of game balance, and experience writing clear design specifications. Experience with Match-3 level design is a plus.

Must have:

1+ year mobile game design experience
Live ops experience
Match-3 level design experience
Game balance understanding
Clear spec writing
Excellent communication

Good to have:

Knowledge of free-to-play games
Experience with puzzle genre

Who We Are:

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 6 billion times on mobile, including Star Wars™: Hunters, CSR Racing™, Dragon City, Empires & Puzzles™, FarmVille™, Golf Rival™, Hair Challenge™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, High Heels!™, Merge Dragons!™, Merge Magic!™, Monster Legends, Toon Blast™, Top Eleven, Toy Blast™, Two Dots, Words With Friends™, and Zynga Poker™.Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or the Zynga blog

Position Overview:

Zynga is looking for an Associate Game Designer who will design creative and fun levels and gameplay on some of Zynga’s top games. The Associate Game Designer will add a fresh perspective, creativity, and have a measurable impact on the game and the design.

What you'll do:

Design creative, fun and challenging Match-3 levels using a variety of mechanics. Analyze and understand level performance using data and iterate on designs.
Work closely with other designers and cross-functionally with UX, engineering, and product management on the design and implementation of new game mechanics. Build and lead the implementation of fun, engaging in-game gameplay and other game content.
Build clear and complete game design documentation for game content and features. Assess and apply qualitative and quantitative feedback to improve game design and balance.

What you bring:

1+ year experience in mobile game design, including exposure on a game in live ops
Experience building in-game content designed to appeal to a specific audience
Deep understanding of basic game balance and tuning
Experience writing clear and concise specs, user flows, and feature documentation
Knowledge and Level design experience on Match-3 games is a plus
Solid knowledge of free-to-play games in general, and the puzzle genre specifically
Excellent communication and critical thinking skills

What we offer you:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage. Zynga’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).

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