Senior Level Designer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Level Designer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Works with Game and Art Director to identify content needs and participates in the direction and execution of level design work;
- Understands and executes successful data-driven design for monetization, virality, and player retention;
- Constantly stays on top of playtesting needs and the feedback iteration cycle to ensure maximum possible playability and fun factor in the end product;
- Concepts and pitches new game mechanics and contributes to strategic planning;
- Analyzes key data and metrics and directs the adaptation and content updates of the game accordingly;
- Works with Producer on development strategy, planning and implementing design work;
- Works alongside Game Director to oversee and execute Game direction, design documentation and feature planning;
- Works with Art to design and implement crucial game levels and oversees internal and external level design staff.
Requirements:
- Strong work ethic, self-motivated, demonstrates initiative, and a powerful creative drive;
- Previous experience with Unreal Engine/Unity Engine is a bonus;
- Understanding of scripting or high level programming languages;
- Ability to work well in a fluid, changing environment as creative challenges evolve;
- Encyclopedic passion for and knowledge of games, especially on emerging platforms;
- Experience with game systems, metric analysis, writing, balancing, and tuning;
- Good communication skills, able to work well under pressure;
- At least 1 successful game shipped;
- Wide interests in game design and other creative work;
- Excellent initiative, self-motivation, organisational and problem solving skills, with the ability to both drive and follow direction;
- A genuine interest in playing games. A love for games with deep engaging combat as well as a passion for martial arts is a big bonus;
- A strong grasp of signs and feedback in player-facing systems (aka juiciness);
- At least 3 years of successful game industry experience having worked on games for multiple platforms (Console/Tablet/Smartphone/PC);
- Excellent communication, writing, documentation, and leadership skills;
- Good communication and team attitude working with game developers from all disciplines.