Senior Game Designer – Creative Development

Senior Game Designer – Creative Development

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in game design for mobile/console/PC/online.
• Has shipped mobile, console, and/or PC games with live operations components.
• Expertise in game design with proficiency across a broad design skillset including system and narrative design.
• A background in quality gameplay experiences across a variety of genres, platforms, and audiences for games.
• Familiarity with assessing and editing design and narrative documentation including GDDs, feature specs, narrative outlines, dialogue scripts, etc.
• Experience in driving game design and narrative conversations and initiatives.
• Experience in successfully collaborating and providing creative feedback to external teams, vendors, or agencies.
• Exceptional time management skills with the ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• A highly motivated, flexible, and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel and a valid passport.
• An avid passion for all things gaming from mobile to console and wider industry trends.
• An obsession with Walt Disney brands, including Disney, Pixar, and Avatar.

Responsibilities

• Represent game design and narrative on medium to large scale projects as an authority on the worlds, stories, and characters of Disney, Pixar, and Avatar.
• Provide editorial feedback and drive discussions on game design documentation, gameplay concepts, features, LiveOps plans, and playable builds, while fostering successful collaboration with partners and stakeholders.
• Review and provide actionable recommendations on story arcs, beats, and scripts to ensure authenticity and quality in our games.
• Proactively identify areas of risk affecting product quality, story, and player experience; provide actionable solutions to mitigate game design and narrative risks.
• Maintain familiarity with current game and game industry products and trends including popular gameplay features, trending genres, current platforms, and commonly leveraged retention and monetization techniques.
• Independently balance a workload of diverse projects in varying stages of development.
• Collaborate with partners to create gameplay experiences that authentically represent our brands and engage gamers and fans alike.
• Exemplify the role of a creative negotiator, representing and advocating on behalf of our development teams, franchise partners, and key stakeholders to deliver against our collective product goals and gameplay needs.
• Creatively and mindfully work within existing and upcoming Disney, Pixar, and Avatar IP guidelines to provide guidance to our partners.
• Work closely with stakeholders to stay up-to-speed on latest D&I guidelines and ensure that the gameplay and stories within our products are being designed and executed mindfully, authentically, and respectfully.

Preferred Qualifications

• Narrative/Writing
• LiveOps Design
• System Design